30207 Hauptseminar: Inequalities and Social Stratification in Labor Markets

Donnerstag, 12:00-14:00 Uhr I Dr. Fabian Kalleitner

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30223 Hauptseminar: Regional Inequalities

Mittwoch, 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr I Dr. Carina Cornesse

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30202 Hauptseminar: Social Structures and Inequalities in Comparative Perspective: Using Data Infrastructures of Comparative Empirical Social Research

Dienstag, 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr I Dr. Carina Cornesse

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30205 Hauptseminar: Social Inequality During Times of Crisis

Donnerstag, 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr I Dr. Carina Cornesse

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30233 Kolloquium: Colloquium

Mittwoch, 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr I Dr. Carina Cornesse & Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig

30218 Lehrforschungsprojekt: Working with the German Socio-Economic Panel – Analyzing Research Questions with Panel Data

Dienstag 16:00–20:00 Uhr I Fabian Kalleitner

The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) is a representative panel study for the German population, collecting data on a broad variety of topics of everyday life, including general wellbeing, household composition, educational aspirations and educational status, income and occupational biographies, leisure time activities, housing, health, political orientation and more. With its long running panel structure, the breadth of topics and the representative nature of the data, the SOEP has become a central resource for quantitative research in the social sciences. This seminar offers a well-grounded and practically oriented introduction to the data of the Socio-economic panel study. Participants will be introduced to the content of the study, its data-structure, sample selection and weighting strategy and they will be provided with an overview over the study documentation so that students start working on their own research projects using this dataset. The seminar has four overarching goals: First, it will introduce students to panel data in general and to the SOEP in particular. Second, it will teach students commonly used measurement strategies of popular social scientific concepts and sociodemographic characteristics like social class, education, or occupation. Third, it will make students familiar with basic analytical research designs that commonly rely on panel data and how to use these approaches for their own research goals using the statistical programming language R. Fourth, it will provide students with a basic understanding and the necessary tools to move from the literature, over the research question, to developing a research design, and starting a research analysis. The course will heavily rely on a flipped classroom approach where students do exercises, readings, and work on their empirical research project at home, while we will do trouble shooting and discuss common problems in class. In parts of the classes the contents taught are practiced directly on the computer. These practical parts require familiarity with basic methods of empirical analysis and programming skills in R. The lecturer will provide a basic introduction and learning material to both but students have to expect that they have to catch up on these topics quickly so that they can work on their own research projects. After successfully completing the course, you will be familiar with the SOEP and know how to work with panel data to conduct your own research. You will be able to use common analytical research designs that rely on panel data and be able to use these methods for your research. You know how to develop sociological research questions and how to present and defend your ideas in front of class. To achieve these goals, students will read compulsory literature, do R exercises, and answer related questions ahead of each lesson. In addition, they will hand in a first research question, develop a research proposal, and write a first draft of their research report in the style of an empirical scientific paper by the end of the semester. Students will present a this first draft in class at the end of the semester.

30221 Lehrforschungsprojekt: Working with the German Socio-Economic Panel

Montags, 14:00-18:00 Uhr I Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig

The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) is a representative panel study for the German population, collecting data on a broad variety of topics of everyday life, including general wellbeing, household composition, educational aspirations and educational status, income and occupational biographies, leisure time activities, housing, health, political orientation and more. With its long running panel structure, the breadth of topics and the representative nature of the data, the SOEP has become a central resources for quantitative research in the social sciences in Germany.

This seminar offers a well-grounded and practically oriented introduction to the data of the Socio-economic panel study. Participants will be introduced to the content of the study, its data-structure, sample selection and weighting strategy and they will be provided with an overview over the study documentation.

Each session consists of two parts: In the first part, an introduction to the respective subject area is given; in the second part, the contents taught are practiced directly on the computer. The practical part of each session requires familiarity with methods of empirical analysis and basic programming skills in STATA.

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30211 Hauptseminar: Antisemitism: Concepts, Measures and Empirical Results

Dienstags, 12:00-14:00 UhrI Prof.  Dr. Stefan Liebig

The standardized measurement of antisemitic attitudes is one of the earliest concepts within empirical social research. Measurement instruments and time series of national and international comparative surveys based on them have been available since the mid-1940s. This seminar will first provide an overview of the classical theories of empirical social research as well as measurement concepts and instruments used to describe and explain antisemitic attitudes. This will be complemented by an insight into data sets and analytical results based on these concepts, as well as qualitative approaches to measuring antisemitic attitudes. Both classical measurement concepts and survey-based approaches have recently come under increasing criticism. The criticism focuses primarily on the extent to which the existing dimensions of antisemitic attitudes can be adequately captured and whether surveys are suitable for measuring them. On this basis, newer measurement concepts as well as newer methodological approaches are presented. The latter aim to open up non-reactive measurements, such as those that are increasingly possible through text analysis or the analysis of statements on social media channels, as a data basis for social science research on antisemitism. The seminar introduces students to the theoretical and methodological approaches of classical and more recent empirical social scientific research on antisemitism and provides theoretical and methodological skills for the comparative analysis of current developments. Sufficient knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics is required for attending this seminar.

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30233 Kolloquium: Kolloquium

Montags, 14:00-16:00 Uhr I Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig

In this colloquium, students have the opportunity of presenting their beginning and ongoing master’s thesis projects conducted on topics relating to social stratification and survey data. The discussions will focus on how to find an adequate research question, literature, and data. Furthermore, feedback on students’ thesis progress will be offered by peers and supervisors. In addition, there will be room for discussions on common challenges faced when writing a master’s thesis.