Albert Scherr
Albert Scherr (born July 15, 1958 in Edenkoben ) is a German sociologist and social work scientist .
Albert Scherr studied sociology, educational science and philosophy at the University of Frankfurt , where he graduated in 1981 with a diploma in sociology and received his doctorate in 1985 . From 1981 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1988 he worked as a social worker in youth work and youth social work. He then worked as a research assistant at Bielefeld University and from 1990 to 2001 professor of sociology and youth education at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences . Scherr received his habilitation as a sociologist for general sociology at the University of Karlsruhe in 1998 . Since 2001 he has been a professor at the Freiburg University of Education and head of the Institute for Sociology.
Albert Scherr is a member of the Council for Migration and the Refugee Research Network , a member of the board of the Committee for Fundamental Rights and Democracy and the editorial advisory board of the journals Sozialeproblem , Sozial Extra, and the magazine for refugee research .
Scherr's work focuses on sociological theory, discrimination research, migration and refugee research, theories of social work , racism , right-wing extremism , qualitative-empirical social research, educational research and youth research .
Fonts (selection)
- Social identities of young people. Political and professional biographical orientations of trainees and students. Leske and Budrich, Opladen 1995, ISBN 3-8100-1379-X .
- Subject-oriented youth work. An introduction to the basics of emancipatory youth education. Juventa-Verlag, Weinheim et al. 1997, ISBN 3-7799-0257-5 .
- with Michael Bommes : Sociology of Social Work. An introduction to the forms and functions of organized help. Juventa-Verlag, Weinheim et al. 2000, ISBN 3-7799-1465-4 (2nd, completely revised edition. Beltz-Juventa, Weinheim et al. 2012, ISBN 978-3-7799-2601-6 ).
- with Ulrike Hormel: Education for the immigration society. Perspectives on dealing with structural, institutional and interactional discrimination. VS - Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-531-14399-9 .
- as editor: Sociological Basics. An introduction for educators. VS - Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 3-531-14621-1 (several editions).
- as editor with Ulrike Hormel: Discrimination. Basics and research results. VS - Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-531-16657-5 .
- as editor with Ullrich Bauer and Uwe Bittlingsmayer: Handbook of Educational and Educational Sociology. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-531-17922-3 .
- Discrimination (= Centaurus pocket apps. 14). Centaurus, Freiburg (Breisgau) 2012, ISBN 978-3-86226-129-1 . (2nd edition: Springer VS 2014)
- Discrimination in Vocational Education . Beltz Juventa, Weinheim and Basel 2015, ISBN 978-3-7799-3246-8
- as editor: systems theory and differentiation theory as criticism. Perspectives following Niklas Luhmann. Beltz-Juventa, WeA.
- Discrimination. How differences and disadvantages are created in society . 2nd Edition. Wiesbaden: Springer Essentials Weinheim et al. 2015, ISBN 978-3-7799-2970-3 .
- as editor with Gökcen Yüksel: Flucht, Sozialstaat und Soziale Arbeit (= New Practice. Special Issue 13). Verlag Neue Praxis, Lahnstein 2016, ISBN 978-3-9810815-8-9 .
- as editor with Aladin El-Mafaalani and Gökcen Yüksel: Handbook Discrimination. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2017, ISBN 978-3-658-10975-2 .
- with Lena Sachs: Educational biographies of Sinti and Roma. Weinheim and Basel: Beltz Juventa
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Scherr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Albert Scherr at the PH Freiburg
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherr, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist and social work scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edenkoben |