This book provides the first systematic overview of German sociology today. Thirty-four chapters review current trends, relate them to international discussions and discuss perspectives for future research. The contributions span the whole range of sociological research topics, from social inequality to the sociology of body and space, addressing pressing questions in sociological theory and innovative research methods.

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Introduction

Culture / Uta Karstein and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr

Demography and Aging / François Höpflinger

Economic Sociology / Andrea Maurer

Education and Socialization / Matthias Grundmann

Environment / Anita Engels

Europe / Monika Eigmüller

Family and Intimate Relationships / Dirk Konietzka, Michael Feldhaus, Michaela Kreyenfeld, and Heike Trappe

(Felt) Body. Sports, Medicine, and Media / Robert Gugutzer and Claudia Peter

Gender / Paula-Irene Villa and Sabine Hark

Globalization and Transnationalization / Anja Weiß

Global South / Eva Gerharz and Gilberto Rescher

History of Sociology / Stephan Moebius

Life Course / Johannes Huinink and Betina Hollstein

Media and Communication / Andreas Hepp

Microsociology / Rainer Schützeichel

Migration / Ludger Pries

Mixed-Methods and Multimethod Research / Felix Knappertsbusch, Bettina Langfeldt, and Udo Kelle

Organization / Raimund Hasse

Political Sociology / Jörn Lamla

Qualitative Methods / Betina Hollstein and Nils C. Kumkar

Quantitative Methods / Alice Barth and Jörg Blasius

Religion / Matthias Koenig

Science and Higher Education / Anna Kosmützky and Georg Krücken

Social Inequalities―Empirical Focus / Gunnar Otte, Mara Boehle, and Katharina Kunißen

Social Inequalities―Theoretical Focus / Thomas Schwinn

Social Movements / Thomas Kern

Social Networks / Roger Häußling

Social Policy / Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Christopher Grages

Social Problems / Günter Albrecht

Social Theory / Wolfgang Ludwig Schneider

Society / Uwe Schimank

Space. Urban, Rural, Territorial / Martina Löw

Technology and Innovation / Werner Rammert

Work and Labor / Brigitte Aulenbacher and Johanna Grubner

List of Contributors

Index