Rüdiger Lautmann
Encyclopedia
Rüdiger Lautmann is a German
sociologist and one of the most prominent LGBT scholars in Germany.
, Lautmann lived during his childhood in Düsseldorf
, where he went to school. He studied first German law. After he finished his law studies, he started a second study in sociology
. Lautmann worked after university studies first in Münster
and then in Bielefeld
(for Niklas Luhmann
). In 1971 he became then professor in sociology at University of Bremen
. In 2001 Lautmann retired as professor.
In 2005 Lautmann married his friend in Hamburg
. There he leads the Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung. In 2009, he moved to Berlin
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sociologist and one of the most prominent LGBT scholars in Germany.
Biography
Born in KoblenzKoblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
, Lautmann lived during his childhood in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, where he went to school. He studied first German law. After he finished his law studies, he started a second study in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. Lautmann worked after university studies first in Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
and then in Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
(for Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist, and a prominent thinker in sociological systems theory.-Biography:...
). In 1971 he became then professor in sociology at University of Bremen
University of Bremen
The University of Bremen is a university of approximately 23,500 people from 126 countries that are studying, teaching, researching, and working in Bremen, Germany...
. In 2001 Lautmann retired as professor.
In 2005 Lautmann married his friend in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. There he leads the Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung. In 2009, he moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Works by Lautmann, in German (Examples)
- Die Funktion des Rechts in der modernen Gesellschaft. (together with Werner Maihofer and Helmut Schelsky): Jahrbuch für Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstheorie, First Ed., Bielefeld: Bertelsmann. 1970.
- Die Polizei. Soziologische Studien und Forschungsberichte, (together with Johannes Feest): Opladen. 1971.
- Justiz – die stille Gewalt. Teilnehmende Beobachtung und entscheidungssoziologische Analyse. Frankfurt/Main 1972.
- Lexikon zur Soziologie. (together with Werner FuchsWerner FuchsWerner Fuchs was a German football player and trainer.-Playing career:The centre forward began his professional career in 1967 with a professional contract at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where is older brother Fritz also played professionally...
). Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 1973; 3. Ed. 1994. ISBN 3-53111-417-4; 4. Ed. 2002/2003. - Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien zur Homosexualität. Berlin: Verlag rosa Winkel. 1980 to 1997.
- Der Zwang zur Tugend. Die gesellschaftliche Kontrolle der Sexualitäten. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp. 1984.
- Das pornographierte Begehren. (with Michael Schetsche). Frankfurt/New York 1990.
- Homosexualität. Handbuch der Theorie- und Forschungsgeschichte, Frankfurt/Main: Campus. 1993.
- Die Lust am Kind. Portrait des Pädophilen, Hamburg: Ingrid Klein Verlag GmbH. 1994. ISBN 3-89521-015-3
- Nationalsozialistischer Terror gegen Homosexuelle. Verdrängt und ungesühnt. (together with Burkhard Jellonnek): Paderborn: Schöningh. 2002. ISBN 3-50674-204-3
External links
- Rüdiger Lautmann in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Official Website by Rüdiger Lautmann
- Website of Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung