Welcome to the website of the chair for »Social Structure and Sociology of Ageing Societies
Dr. Alina Schmitz as a speaker at the 4th symposium of the federal program Mehrgenerationenhaus
The talk is titled "Health and opportunities for participation in times of growing social inequality".
FAIR Workshop on "Digital Trace Data in Social Science Research"
The interdisciplinary research area FAIR organizes a three-day workshop on Digital Trace Data in Social Science Research.
External visit at the chair colloquium
Chair colloquium with nine internal and external doctoral students and post-docs
Looking back on the spring conference "Age(ing) and Health"
From 29.02-01.03, the joint conference of the two DGS sections "Age(ing) and Society" and "Medical and Health Sociology" took place.
Admission of Dr. Alina Schmitz to the Scholarship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers and Junior Professors by the Daimler and Benz Foundation
We congratulate Dr. Alina Schmitz on this scholarship!
Project funding by the TU Dortmund Young Academy for Dr. Alina Schmitz
Current information on the joint spring conference: Age(ing) and Health: Sociological Theories and Current Findings
New Publication: Intergenerational solidarity in a developing welfare state: The case of South Korea
New publication by Martin Gurín and Martina Brandt
Henrik Laumert receives Best of the Year Award 2023!
Preliminary program: Age(ing) and Health: Sociological Theories and Current Findings
We cordially invite all who are interested! Registration until 19.01.2024.
Digital expert discussion "Growing old in Germany - potential and opportunities for participation" with Prof. Dr. Martina Brandt
SZ article "Germany, your future" with Prof. Dr. Martina Brandt among others
How does demographic change affect the way we live together?
New Publication: Gesundheit – Teilhabechancen – Diskriminierungsrisiken
Keynote by Prof. Martina Brandt at the 8th International Conference "Work and Health“
German-Israeli Minerva School in 2023
New Publication: Gesundheit im Alter: Stand der Forschung und methodische Herausforderungen
New publication: „From attitudes to social networks: National gender-role attitudes and gender differences in late-life social relationships“
Alina Schmitz has published a new publication together with Ella Cohn-Schwartz.
Call for Papers: Age(ing) and Health: Sociological Theories and Current Findings
Welcome to our team!
Second Application phase of the doctoral program "New challenges in aging societies" - Apply now!
FAZ article "Aging: Curse or Blessing?" with Prof. Dr. Martina Brandt, among others.
Welcome to our team!
New Publication: Wealth inequalities in physical and cognitive impairments across Japan and Europe: the role of health expenditure and infrastructure
Podcast episode "Too young! Too old! What separates generations" with Martina Brandt, among others
„TU Dortmund in Conversation“ with Martina Brandt and Cornelius Schubert
Information event Master's program Aging Societies
Are you interested in topics such as diversity in old age, learning in old age, social participation and housing and living arrangements in old age?