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Record Nr.

UNINA9910488726303321

Autore

Moebius Stephan

Titolo

Sociology in Germany : A History / / by Stephan Moebius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-71866-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 222 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

Sociology Transformed, , 2947-5031

Disciplina

301

301.0943

Soggetti

Sociology

Sociology - History

Social choice

Welfare economics

Civilization - History

History of Sociology

History of Germany and Central Europe

Social Choice and Welfare

Cultural History

Europe, Central History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Sociology – From the Beginnings to 1945 -- Chapter 3: Reconstruction and Consolidation of Sociology in West Germany From 1945 to 1967 -- Chapter 4: Ups and Downs of Sociology in Germany – 1968-1990 -- Chapter 5: Sociology in the German Democratic Republic -- Chapter 6: Sociology in Germany After 1990.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book traces the development of sociology in Germany from the late 19th century to the present day, providing a concise overview of the main actors, institutional processes, theories, methods, topics and controversies. Throughout the book, the author relates the discipline’s history to its historical, economic, political and cultural contexts. The book begins with sociology in the German Reich, the



Weimar Republic, National Socialism and exile, before exploring sociology after 1945 as a ‘key discipline’ of the young Federal Republic of Germany, and reconstructing the periods from 1945 to 1968 and from 1968 to 1990. The final chapters are devoted to sociology in the German Democratic Republic and the period from 1990 to the present day. This work will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, and to a general readership interested in the history of Germany. Stephan Moebius is Professor of SociologicalTheory and Intellectual History at the University of Graz, Austria.