Our chair is dedicated to the study of social structures and social inequality – in particular the distribution of status, resources and life chances, as well as their causes and consequences. We focus in particular on:

Inequality in the labour market

Inequality in educational opportunities

Unpaid care work

Health resources

Unequal distribution of time resources

The chair teaches bachelor's and master's students key skills and methodological approaches to analysing social structures, with a particular focus on social inequalities.