Core modules

Social theory and diagnosis of time

Chair 01 | Chair 02

Graduates are equipped with the ability to observe social phenomena, conflicts, and criticism using social theory—in a theoretically informed and methodologically controlled manner.

Teaches knowledge about social structures and processes as well as social self-descriptions.
Critically questions the hegemonic image of "society."
Questions the diagnostic power of sociology in relation to the times.

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Culture, gender, difference

Chair 01 | Chair 05

Graduates gain a theoretically informed and methodologically controlled sociological perspective on the dynamics of sociocultural forms.

Deals with questions of social genesis and the transformation of social differences (e.g., gender), their meanings, and their interconnection with social phenomena such as politics, culture, practice, inequality, power, etc. from a sociological perspective of culture and knowledge.
Links to recent theoretical and empirical research fields on change and conflicts surrounding categorizations.

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Quantitative inequality research

Chair 03 | Chair 04

Graduates gain insight into theory-driven inequality research with regard to empirical research objectives and deepen their knowledge of selected fields of application.

Combines analytical sociology with quantitative methods.
Focus on dynamics of social inequality, e.g.:
- Labor market and gender inequalities
- Inequalities within families
- Consequences of climate change

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Complementary modules