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Important institutes for Social Science
(in alphabetical order)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
German Sociological Assocation (GSA): "The GSA is an organization of recognized sociological scholars in Germany. Today it has more than 1400 members. Just about four fifth of all German sociologists with a doctoral degree belong to the association. The GSA consists of 33 sections and workgroups." (WebSite in English and German.)
Deutsches Jugend-Institut (DJI)
"The German Youth Institute (DJI) is an independent social science institute. It's tasks comprise application-oriented basic research and issues related to welfare services for children, youth, women and families. Moreover, the institute scientifically accompanies and evaluates practical work and provides services for the academic community politicians and practitioners." (WebSite in English, German, French and Spanish.)
Europäisches Forum für Migrationsstudien (efms)
European forum for migration studies (academic research center at the University of Bamberg): "The efms is a research institute studying the causes, consequences and broader implications of migration processes with the aim of contributing to an informed discourse on migration and integration in Europe." (WebSite in English and German.)
European Academy of Sociology (EAS)
"The European Academy of Sociology is a fellowship of respected scholars with expertise in many different areas of sociology, united around the common concern to promote rigorous standards in sociology. The European integration necessitates the development of common standards of excellence, via various bodies of private and governmental evaluation and accreditation. The Academy provides a forum for the formulation of minimum requirements and its fellows are willing to offer their services for international bodies of accreditation and evaluation." (WebSite in English.)
European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR)
"ECSR's purpose is to promote sociological research in Europe, in particular by encouraging co-operation between research centres. Membership is open to research institutes and University Departments in all European countries. ECSR organises yearly conferences, annual workshops for graduate students, and an annual Graduate School. It publishes a twice-yearly Newsletter and the European Sociological Review is the official journal of the Consortium.." (WebSite in English.)
European Sociological Association
"The European Sociological Association (ESA) aims to facilitate sociological research, teaching and communication on European issues, and to give sociology a voice in European affairs." (WebSite in English.)
Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung an der Universität Bamberg (ifb)
State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg (ifb). Main Research Areas: Men in the Family/ Family Reports and Living Forms of the Family/ Reconciliation of Family and Work/ Family Education. (WebSite in English and German.)
The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS)
"The ICS has been established to promote theoretically and methodologically advanced work in the field of sociology and the social sciences in general. The name 'Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology' was chosen to make clear that the ICS focuses on problems that are central to the social sciences in general, and that ICS work does not exclude theories or methods on the basis of their disciplinary origin." (WebSite in English.)
Important journals for Social Science
(in alphabetical order)
American Journal of Sociology (AJS)
"Established in 1895 as the first U.S. scholarly journal in its field, AJS remains a leading voice for analysis and research in the social sciences, presenting work on the theory, methods, practice, and history of sociology. The Journal also seeks the application of perspectives from other social sciences and publishes papers by psychologists, anthropologists, statisticians, economists, educators, historians, and political scientists." (WebSite in English.)
American Sociological Review
"The American Sociological Review is the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. Founded in 1936, the Review's mission is to publish original works of interest to the discipline in general, new theoretical developments, results of research that advance our understanding of fundamental social processes, and important methodological innovations. All areas of sociology are welcome in the American Sociological Review. Emphasis is on exceptional quality and general interest." (WebSite in English.)
European Sociological Review
"European Sociological Review contains articles in all fields of sociology ranging in length from short research notes up to major reports. The Journal has an impact factor of 0.488 and is ranked 46/93 in the Sociology category of the ISI Journal Citation Reports (2001)." (WebSite in English.)
Journal of Marriage and the Family (JMF)
"The 'Journal of Marriage and the Family' (JMF), published by the National Council on Family Relations, is the leading research journal in the family field and has been so for over 60 years. JMF features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families. The Journal also publishes book reviews." (WebSite in English.)
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
(WebSite in German.)
Social Forces
"'Social Forces' is a journal of social research highlighting sociological inquiry but also exploring realms shared with social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Each issue usually includes 11 to 14 articles, 10 to 30 full book reviews. A survey of the department heads of twenty top graduate programs in sociology ranked 'Social Forces' in the top three among all journals in which they want to see members of their staff publish. Social Forces is widely circulated in more than 95 foreign countries." (WebSite in English.)
Social Problems Journal
Journal of the "Society for the Study of Social Problems" (SSSP). (WebSite in English.)
Soziologische Revue
"Als Rezensionszeitschrift gibt die 'Soziologische Revue' einen vollständigen kritischen und aktuellen Überblick über die deutschsprachige soziologische Literatur (inklusive Grenzgebiete und Methodenlehre). Sie informiert sorgfältig und schnell." (WebSite in German.)
Soziale Welt
Zeitschrift für sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und Praxis: "Als eine der großen und international angesehenen Fachzeitschriften der deutschen Soziologie, die in vielen Ländern der Erde gelesen wird, hat die 'Soziale Welt' die Nachkriegsentwicklung des Faches in besonderer Weise begleitet und geprägt. Sie versteht sich seit ihren Anfängen als eine Zeitschrift, die für empirische und theoretische Fragestellungen aus allen Bereichen des Faches offen ist." (WebSite in German.)
Zeitschrift für Familienforschung
(WebSite in German.)
Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ZfS)
"Die Zeitschrift für Soziologie ist eine Zeitschrift für das gesamte Fach. Sie veröffentlicht Beiträge aus allen Bereichen der Soziologie. Dies bezieht sich sowohl auf die Vielfalt der Forschungsgebiete als auch auf die Pluralität von Schulen." (WebSite in English and German.)
Important information sources at Bamberg University
Universitäts-Informationssystem (UnivIS)
University Information System.
Fachbezogene CD-ROM-Datenbanken (an der Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg)
OPAC
OPAC (= Online Public Access Catalogue): To search literature at the University's Library. (WebSite in German.)
Important institutions at Bamberg University
Department of Sociology
(WebSite in German.)
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
(WebSite in German.)
Graduiertenkolleg "Märkte und Sozialräume in Europa"
"Im Rahmen des Graduiertenkollegs soll die Öffnung und Schließung von Märkten und Sozialräumen in der Wechselwirkung von globalen Ordnungen, europäischer Entscheidungsfindung und nationalen Traditionen untersucht werden. Die Prozesse der Europäisierung und Globalisierung sind vorrangig auf die Öffnung von Märkten gerichtet." (WebSite in German.)
Lehrstuhl für Soziologie II
(WebSite in German.)
Universitätsbibliothek
(WebSite in German.)
Software for longitudinal data analyses
TACOS
TACOS (= Transformation And Correction Of Spells) is a utility package for longitudinal data preparation.
TDA
TDA (= Transition Data Analysis) is software specialized among other things for the analysis of event histories.
Stata Corporation
"Stata Corporation develops and distributes 'Stata', software for statistical analysis. Stata is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix computers. Stata is used by medical researchers, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, economists, sociologists, political scientists, geographers, psychologists, social scientists, and other research professionals needing to analyze data." (WebSite in English.)
Collections of useful hyperlinks
Hyperlink collection of Department of Sociology II
Hyperlink collection of professor for empirical methods of social studies
Hyperlink collection of "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)"
Hyperlink collection of the Institute for Sociology at the University of Heidelberg