Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Companion to German-Language Sociology -- Culture -- Demography and Aging -- Economic Sociology -- Education and Socialization -- Environment -- Europe -- Family and Intimate Relationships -- (Felt) Body. Sports, Medicine, and Media -- Gender -- Globalization and Transnationalization -- Global South -- History of Sociology -- Life Course -- Media and Communication -- Microsociology -- Migration -- Mixed-Methods and Multimethod Research -- Organization -- Political Sociology -- Qualitative Methods -- Quantitative Methods -- Religion -- Science and Higher Education -- Social Inequalities-Empirical Focus -- Social Inequalities-Theoretical Focus -- Social Movements -- Social Networks -- Social Policy -- Social Problems -- Social Theory -- Society -- Space. Urban, Rural, Territorial -- Technology and Innovation -- Work and Labor -- List of Contributors -- Index

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. TOC: Introduction Culture / Uta Karstein and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr Demography and Aging / Fran�cois H�opflinger Economic Sociology / Andrea Maurer Education and Socialization / Matthias Grundmann Environment / Anita Engels Europe / Monika Eigm�uller 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 Wei� 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 Sch�utzeichel Migration / Ludger Pries Mixed-Methods and Multimethod Research / Felix Knappertsbusch, Bettina Langfeldt, and Udo Kelle Organization / Raimund Hasse Political Sociology / J�orn Lamla Qualitative Methods / Betina Hollstein and Nils C. Kumkar Quantitative Methods / Alice Barth and J�org Blasius Religion / Matthias Koenig Science and Higher Education / Anna Kosm�utzky and Georg Kr�ucken Social Inequalities-Empirical Focus / Gunnar Otte, Mara Boehle, and Katharina Kuni�en Social Inequalities-Theoretical Focus / Thomas Schwinn Social Movements / Thomas Kern Social Networks / Roger H�au�ling Social Policy / Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Christopher Grages Social Problems / G�unter Albrecht Social Theory / Wolfgang Ludwig Schneider Society / Uwe Schimank Space. Urban, Rural, Territorial / Martina L�ow Technology and Innovation / Werner Rammert Work and Labor / Brigitte Aulenbacher and Johanna Grubner List of Contributors Index.

In English.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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