Eva Cyba

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Eva Cyba (* 1943 in Linz ) is an Austrian sociologist . Her main thematic focuses in research, teaching and publications are sociological theories of social inequality, feminist theories and women's studies , especially women in the world of work. She is the recipient of the Käthe Leichter State Prize . Cyba is considered one of the most important sociologists in Austria, her book Gender and Social Inequality as a basic work.

Life

Eva Cyba studied sociology , philosophy and art history at the University of Vienna. In 1976, she was with a dissertation on political activities and study situations: An empirical study at Vienna University doctorate . She completed her habilitation in 1999 with the work Constellations of Women's Discrimination: Reproductive Processes of Gender-Specific Inequalities , which was published in 2000 as a book.

From 1983 to 1995 she was assistant professor in the department of sociology at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research in Vienna. From 1987 to 1991 she was Vice President and from 1988 to 1995 she was the spokesperson for the Women's Research Section of the Austrian Society for Sociology . From 1985 to 2006 she was editor of the Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ÖZS). From 1995 to 1997 and 2003 to 2005 she was an Executive Member of the European Sociological Association (ESA) and from 1995-2005 was Convenor of the ESA Research Network "Gender Relations in the Labor Market and the Welfare State ".

Eva Cyba works as a lecturer at the Institute for Sociology at the University of Vienna . She was a guest lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the Universities of Linz and Salzburg.

Award

In 1996 Eva Cyba received the Käthe-Leichter-Staatspreis , which is awarded "for outstanding achievements in women's and gender research in the field of social, human and cultural sciences as well as in the women's movement and the establishment of gender equality."

Publications (selection)

  • Working conditions and rationalization . In: Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Josef Buček (ed.): Living conditions in Austria . Campus Verlag, Frankfurt / Main, New York 1980 (1982, 1986), ISBN 3-593-32691-4 , pp. 401-428.
  • Closure strategies and departmental myths: The practice of workplace discrimination against women. In: Austrian Journal for Sociology , 1985
  • The disguised discrimination in the company. In: Lilo Unterkirchner, Ina Wagner (ed.): The other half of society, ÖGB Verlag, Vienna 1987, pp. 126-134.
  • Working conditions and professional value orientations. In: Values ​​and ways of life in Austria. Results of the 1986 Social Survey. Oldenbourg, Munich, Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-486-54541-8 (Oldenbourg), pp. 37-80.
  • Women Actors in the Welfare State. In: Austrian Journal for Sociology , 1991.
  • Women's attitudes towards leisure and family. In: Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure . Vol. 15, No. 1, 1992, pp. 78-94.
  • About the class situation of managers. In: Hans-Dieter Ganter (Ed.): Management from a sociological point of view. Springer 1993
  • Reflections on a theory of gender inequalities. In: Petra Frerichs, Margareta Steinrücke (ed.): Social inequality and gender relations. Leske + Budrich, Opladen 1993, ISBN 978-3-8100-1072-8 , pp. 31-50.
  • Aspects of disadvantage. Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna 1994 ( online ). Contains reprints of articles.
  • Persistence and dialogue. Feminist perspective and sociological inequality analysis. In: Christof Armbruster, Ursula Müller, Marlies Stein-Hilbers (eds.), Neue Horizonte ?, Leske + Budrich, Opladen 1995, pp. 157–170.
  • Limits of Social Closure Theory? The explanation of inequalities between the sexes. In: Angelika Wetterer (ed.): The social construction of gender in professionalization processes . Textbook, Campus Verlag 1995, ISBN 978-3-593-35289-3 , pp. 51-70.
  • Modernization in Patriarchy? In: Rudolf G. Ardelt , Christian Gerbel (Eds.): Österreichischer Zeitgeschichtag 1995. Austria - 50 Years of the Second Republic , Studien Verlag, Vienna 1996, p. 93 f.
  • The gender balance: traditional, modern or postmodern? In: Max Preglau, Rudolf Richter (Ed.): Postmodernes Austria? Contours of change in economy, society, politics and culture. Facultas, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-85436-261-7 , pp. 155-174.
  • Gender-specific labor market segmentation: from the theories of the labor market to the analysis of social inequalities on the labor market , in: Birgit Geissler , Friederike Maier, Birgit Pfau-Effinger (eds.): FrauenArarbeitsMarkt: the contribution of women's research to socio-economic theory development , Berlin 1998
  • Gender and Social Inequality. Constellations of discrimination against women. Leske + Budrich, Opladen 2000.
  • Mechanisms of Discrimination and Strategies for Overcoming It. In: Barbara Keller, Anina Mischau (Hrsg.): Women make careers in science, business and politics. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2002, ISBN 3-7890-7757-7 , pp. 31-48.
  • Together with Andreas Balog : The explanation of social issues through mechanisms. In: Manfred Gabriel (ed.): Paradigms of actor-centered sociology. VS, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-531-13895-2 , pp. 21-42.
  • Together with Sabine Blaschke : Attitudes towards work and profession? In: Max Haller (ed.), Austria at the turn of the century. Social values ​​1986–2004, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2005, pp. 235–270.
  • Social Inequality and Gender . In: Gender Issues and Social Science Education , 2/2005 ( PDF; 36.4 kB ).
  • Patriarchy: Change and Topicality. In: Ruth Becker, Beate Kortendiek (Hrsg.): Handbook women and gender research. Theory, methods, empiricism. 3. Edition. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-531-17170-8 .
  • Inequalities between the sexes. Causes and changes. In: Monica Budowski, Michael Nollert (eds.), Social Inequality, Seismo, Zurich: 2011, pp. 3–56

Editing

  • With Max Haller, Kurt Holm, Karl H. Müller, Wolfgang Schulz: Austria in Transition. Values, ways of life and quality of life 1986 to 1993 . Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Munich 1996.
  • With Jeanne de Bruijn: Gender and Organizations. Changing Perspectives - Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings. VU University Press, 1995.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Review by Sabine Blaschke: Eva Cyba: Gender and social inequality. Constellations of discrimination against women. In: Austrian Journal for Sociology. 2003, Volume 28, Issue 3, pp. 121-124 ( doi: 10.1007 / s11614-003-0016-9 ).
  2. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Vitae ( Memento from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the University of Vienna
  3. ↑ The Käthe Leichter Prize. Federal Chancellery Austria, Women's Affairs and Equality ( Memento from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Käthe Leichter Prize Winners
personal data
SURNAME Cyba, Eva
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz