Theses
List of topics BACHELOR and MASTER
A guideline for the writing of theses can be found here!
The topic of the thesis can be chosen freely by each student. The writing of empirical theses is explicitly encouraged at our department. Please feel free to contact our staff with your topic suggestions.
Further useful information on the topic of Bachelor’s theses at the chair can also be found in the slides of the ““Info event on Bachelor’s theses in Sociology and Social Policy in the 2024 summer term” from 09.07.2024.
Betreuer*in |
Thema |
Datenbasis |
Einführende Literatur |
Juliane Kühn | Attraktivität, Geschlecht und Arbeitsmarkterfolg/subjektives Wohlbefinden | ALLBUS | Jæger, Mads M. 2011. ‘A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever?’ Returns to Physical Attractiveness over the Life Course. Social Forces 89 (3):983–1004. |
Tilman Wörz | Finanzielle Ungleichheit und Lebenszufriedenheit | European Social Survey | Wilkinson, R. G., & Pickett, K. E. (2009). Income inequality and social dysfunction. Annual review of sociology, 35, 493-511. |
Sebastian Prechsl | Die Entstehung und Konsequenzen sozialer Ungleichheiten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt | ALLBUS/ISSP/SOEP | Brand, J. E. (2015). The far-reaching impact of job loss and unemployment. Annual review of sociology, 41, 359-375. |
Sebastian Prechsl | Bildung und subjektives Wohlbefinden | ALLBUS/SOEP | Kratz, F., & Patzina, A. (2020). Endogenous selection bias and cumulative inequality over the life course: Evidence from educational inequality in subjective well-being. European Sociological Review, 36(3), 333-350. |
Alina Gutwein | Geschlechterungleichheit auf dem Arbeitsmarkt | ALLBUS | Blau, F. & Kahn, L. (2017). The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanations. Journal of Economic Literature, 55(3), 789-865. |
Alina Gutwein | Beschäftigungsbedingungen und (mentale) Gesundheit/Jobzufriedenheit | SOEP/ALLBUS | Cornelißen, T. (2009). The Interaction of Job Satisfaction, Job Search, and Job Changes. An Empirical Investigation with German Panel Data. Journal of Happiness Studies, 10(3), 367–384. |
Above you can find the topics currently offered for theses and the corresponding contact persons. The topics are (mostly) suitable as final theses for Bachelor or Master. Please contact the respective staff members directly. You can get an overview of the research interests of the staff members by clicking on the links to the persons.
If you have your own idea for a topic within one of the research interests of the staff members, please contact him/her.