Renate Wald

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Renate Martha Emilie Wald (born July 29, 1922 in Leverkusen , † August 12, 2004 in Wiehl ) was a German sociologist .

From 1974 until her retirement in 1987, Wald was professor of sociology at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal . Her professional focus was "professional socialization ". She mainly dealt with the biographies of girls and women and worked on feminist sociology from an early age .

Wald was the daughter of the high Nazi functionary Robert Ley . In her memoirs "My father Robert Ley - my memories and father's story" , she dealt with her family origins.

The Renate Wald Foundation, founded in 2005 and based in Bonn , is named after her .

Fonts (selection)

  • Industrial workers private. A study of ways of life and interests. Enke, Stuttgart 1966.
  • Selling - a service in structural change. Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt / Main and New York 1985.
  • I have chosen the profession. Women in technology-oriented professions. Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt / Main and New York 1992.
  • Childhood turning point - turning point in childhood? Growing up in the social transformation in East Germany. Leske and Budrich, Opladen 1998.
  • My father Robert Ley. My memories and father's story. Galunder, Nümbrecht 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Wald, Renate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wald, Renate Martha Emilie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sociologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Leverkusen
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 2004
Place of death Wiehl