Veranstaltungen

Kolloqium mit dem AB Qualitative Methoden und Mikrosoziologie zum Thema "PAARE SOZIOLOGISCH. EINE QUALITATIVE UND QUANTITATIVE LIAISON" Hierpdf, 952 kb finden Sie das Programm dazu.

Das Forschungskolloquium des Arbeitsbereiches Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung und Sozialstrukturanalyse dient der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit den Ergebnissen aus aktuellen Forschungsprojekten, methodischen Fragestellungen wie auch didaktischen Aspekten der empirischen Sozialforschung. Die Beiträge werden aktuell auf Basis einer Diskussionsvorlage über 90 Minuten arbeitsbereichsintern diskutiert.

Hierpdf, 102 kb finden Sie das Programm des Wintersemester 2022/23.

Mixed Methods in der Sozialstrukturanalyse: Integrationspotenziale qualitativer und quantitativer Forschungsansätze

Gemeinsame Tagung der Sektion „Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse“ und des Arbeitskreises „Mixed Methods“ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie sowie des SOFI und des Instituts für Soziologie der Universität Göttingen

31. März – 01. April 2022, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Derzeitige Planung der Veranstaltung ist in Präsenz an der Universität Göttingen.

Die Organisator*innen:

Petra Böhnke (Sektion Soziale Ungleichheit und Vorstand DGS),
Andrea Hense (AK Mixed Methods und SOFI Göttingen),
Felix Knappertsbusch (AK Mixed Methods),
Karin Kurz (Institut für Soziologie, Universität Göttingen) und
Kathrin Leuze (Sektion Soziale Ungleichheit).

Die Tagungshomepage finden Sie hier.

Vortrag und Workshop "A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN STATISTICS"

Der Arbeitsbereich Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung und Sozialstrukturanalyse möchte alle Interessenten zu einem Vortrag und Workshop mit David Kaplan zum Thema „A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN STATISTICS“ am 14. und 15. Oktober 2021 einladen. Die Ankündigungen befinden sich hier in deutscher pdf, 241 kbund englischerpdf, 233 kb Sprache.

Konferenz "Great Transformation: Die Zukunft moderner Gesellschaften"

Forum Great Transformation im Hochschulbereich? Welche Auswirkungen haben Hochschulexpansion und -reformen der vergangenen Jahrzehnte auf Chancen- und Ergebnis(un)gleichheiten?“ in Kooperation mit Dr. Markus Lörz, Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (https://www.great-transformation.uni-jena.de/programm/mittwoch/foren_+felder+der+transformation) auf der Konferenz "Great Transformation: Die Zukunft moderner Gesellschaften" (Homepage: https://www.great-transformation.uni-jena.de/)

International Conferenzce

"Occupations and Social Inequality"

International Conference "Occupations and Social Inequality"
(Homepage: https://www.xing-events.com/cosi2017.html?page=1413558Externer Link)

In modern societies, occupations are decisive 'motors' for the (re-)production of social inequalities. Occupations comprise not only groups of individuals who perform similar activities and have comparable skills and competencies. They also confer social power to their members which is deriving from their occupational positions within the social division of labour. In many welfare states, occupations are an institution connecting the education system and the labour market. Particularly in vocationally organised labour markets, vocational (and academic) certificates not only signal a certain amount of education, but also suggest that job applicants have acquired a certain bundle of general and occupation-specific skills. As a consequence, occupational certificates are necessary prerequisites for finding and keeping stable and regular employment. At the same time, they limit access to specific occupations and associated resources such as prestige and income. Thus, occupations are a decisive mechanism of social stratification by social origin, gender and ethnicity.

However, there are several phenomena which challenge the notion of a universal relationship between occupations and social inequality. From a historical perspective, there is a scientific debate on the declining significance of occupational qualifications for social mobility processes as they have been in the past. From a cross-national perspective, national education and training systems differ in the extent to which they provide more general or more occupation-specific training. As a consequence, labour market placement and mobility processes are structured by a different degree along occupational boundaries and produce different patterns, which might also have implications for social stratification. From a theoretical point of view, it is still controversial which aspects of occupations are most decisive for the (re-) production of social inequalities, i.e. whether skill requirements, tasks performed, social closure or other aspects such as working conditions matter most. From an empirical perspective, scholars have repeatedly criticised the use of standard occupational classifications for measuring effects of occupations on social inequality, especially in the context of historical and cross-country comparisons. Due to these challenges, the international conference aims at bringing together researchers and scholars who work in the field of occupations and social stratification in order to stimulate scientific exchange, networking, and future joint research. The conference participants will present and discuss new theoretical approaches and empirical insights into the structuring role of occupations on social stratification and inequality processes. We particularly invite papers dealing with one of the following questions:

• How important are occupations as social categories for the (re-)production of social inequalities in different welfare state regimes, educational systems, and labor markets?
• Have occupational placement processes changed over time and for various groups in the workforce? Do these changes have consequences for social inequalities over the life course?
• How do different aspects of occupations, such as skill requirements, tasks performed, occupational closure, gender, or the demographic composition of occupations affect unequal labor market outcomes?
• How can we measure the effects of occupations on social stratification processes, especially in historical and cross-national perspectives?

Key-Note Speakers

• „„Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schoon (University of London, UK)
• „„Prof. Dr. Kim Weeden (Cornell University, US)

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Dr. Corinna Kleinert (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and University of Bamberg)
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Konietzka (University of Technology Braunschweig)
• Prof. Dr. Kathrin Leuze (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
• Dr. Britta Matthes (Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg)