Günther Cloerkes
Günther Cloerkes (born April 23, 1944 in Wirkheim ) is a German sociologist who taught at the Heidelberg University of Education as a professor of sociology for the disabled . He is the main author of a standard work on his subject.
Cloerkes is a graduate sociologist and received his doctorate in 1979 from Bielefeld University . Research at the Central Institute for Mental Health in Mannheim and teaching assignments at the Heidelberg University of Education followed. It was there that he was a professor from 1981 until his retirement in 2009.
His work focuses on: changing the social reaction to the disabled, intercultural comparison of the living situation of disabled people, family and leisure time of people with disabilities.
Fonts (selection)
- Living and working under difficult conditions - people with disabilities in the network of institutions , Günther Cloerkes / Jörg Michael Kastl (eds.), Heidelberg: Winter, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8253-8335-0
- Sociology of the Disabled. An introduction , 3rd, revised and expanded edition with the participation of Kai Felkendorff and Reinhard Markowetz, Heidelberg: Winter, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8253-8334-3
- Disability and the handicapped in different cultures. A comparative analysis of ethnological studies , 3rd edition, with Dieter Neubert , Heidelberg: Winter, 2001, ISBN 3-8253-8296-6
- Attitude and behavior towards the disabled. A critical inventory of the results of international research , 3rd, extended edition of attitude and behavior towards the physically disabled , Berlin: Marhold, 1985, ISBN 3-7864-0745-2 .
Web links
- Günther Cloerkes at the Heidelberg University of Education
- Literature by and about Günther Cloerkes in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cloerkes, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wirkheim |