Professional Association of German Sociologists
The Professional Association of German Sociologists (BDS) has been a nationwide association of sociologists who deal with applied sociology and applied social sciences since 1976 . The German Society for Sociology (DGS), which cooperates with the BDS, is more of an association of sociologists working at universities. Together with the DGS, the BDS created and administrates the German sociological " code of ethics ", which is understood as a professional code and, among other things, a. regulates the confidentiality of its members.
Goal setting and members
The BDS represents the professional and professional policy interests of graduates of sociological and social science courses.
Members of the association are active in various fields and positions. What they have in common is the identity of the social science education, its theoretical basis and specialist methodology. You work in universities in the areas of research and teaching as well as in public administrations such as ministries, in research, human resources and press departments of large companies or foundations and associations. You are an entrepreneur, run a business or work as a freelance consultant and in applied research.
guide
The Executive Board consists of six members, the Senate of 25 members (as of 2018).
- Chairman: Bernd Vonhoff (since 2010).
- Senate spokesman: Antonius Schröder (since 2004).
- Federal chairwoman since it was founded in 1976
- 1976–1988 Horst R. Schneider
- 1988–1989 Thomas Specht
- 1989–1991 Horst R. Schneider
- 1991–1992 Siegfried Lamnek
- 1992–1996 Heine von Alemann
- 1996–1997 Heichrich Büchner-Gärtner
- 1997–1998 Helmut Kromrey
- 1998–2009 Erich Behrendt
- 2009–2010 Wolfram Breger
- since 2010 Bernd Vonhoff
organization structure
Regional groups
Berlin, Lake Constance, Cologne / Bonn, Munich, Munster, North, Rhine / Main, Rhine / Ruhr, Stuttgart, Trier, Rhine-Neckar.
Specialist groups
- Accreditation
- consultation
- Ethics Committee
- research
- health
- Professional orientation
- Conflict counseling and mediation
- administration
Trade journal "Social Sciences and Professional Practice - SuB"
The BDS is co-editor of the journal Soziologie heute . The renowned scientific journal “ Sozialwissenschaften und Berufspraxis ” had to be discontinued at the end of 2015 because no German social science chair could be found that wanted to act as spokesman for the group of editors.
Members of the BDS receive the magazine Soziologie today as part of their membership; annual subscriptions and individual issues are possible for non-members.
literature
- BDS, Wolfram Breger (ed.) In collaboration with Sabrina Böhmer: What will be with sociology. Professions for sociologists - the BDS professional manual. Foreword Ralf Dahrendorf . Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8282-0402-7 .
- Katrin Späte (Ed.): Profession: Sociologist ?! Study for practice. Uni-Taschenbücher, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8252-2902-3 .
- Breger, Wolfram; Late, Katrin; Wiesemann, Paula (Hrsg.): Handbook of social science occupational fields: Models to support occupational orientation processes. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-6581-0456-6 .
Remarks
- ↑ According to the statutes, § 8 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the executive board consists of five members; it is currently supplemented by one member.
