Thomas Voss
Thomas Voss (born July 11, 1955 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld ) is a German sociologist.
Voss studied social sciences and philosophy at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum from 1974 to 1980 , received his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1984 and completed his habilitation there in 1990. In the same year he was a visiting asst. Professor at the University of Chicago . After a substitute chair in Stuttgart , he has been professor at the Institute for Sociology at the University of Leipzig since 1992 .
His areas of work are: Theoretical Sociology; Methodology and philosophy of science ; History of theory; Empirical organizational research and economic sociology .
Fonts (selection)
- Individual action and social consequences. The individualistic program in the social sciences . Darmstadt: Luchterhand, 1981 (with Werner Raub).
- Rational actors and social institutions . Munich: Oldenbourg, 1985.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voss, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal-Elberfeld |