On this page you will find an overview of all topics of previous final theses in this research unit, sorted thematically.

Please note that some titles can be assigned to several subject areas and therefore appear in different categories.

Topics of previous final theses (Diplom/Magister/Bachelor/Master's degree):

Networks of older people in an urban-rural comparison.

Self-determined or externally determined - dying in Germany? An examination of dying processes through the ages.

Multi-generational living: Alternative or family substitute?

Social relationships in multigenerational housing projects. Balancing or replacing the family?

The social mechanisms of family relationship formation in caring for relatives in old age.

Will old singles pose a socio-political problem in the future? Studies on the support networks of old singles with special consideration of the need for help and care.

Age and subjective health.

Images of old age and the reality of old age.

The process of ageing in Wiesbaden and its effects on intergenerational relationships.

Is the German pension system still fit for the future? A comparison of the pay-as-you-go and
funded system using the example of Germany and the UK.

Influence of social engagement in old age on social embedding in non-familial
relationship networks. An empirical analysis of two age groups using the SOEP.

The social mechanisms of family relationship formation in caring for relatives in old age.

The implementation of social care structures in multi-generational living.

Sport in old age - a network-related study on the sporting activity of older people.

Company measures to reconcile appointments and care in the context of demographic change and a shortage of skilled workers.

Civic engagement - a way to participate in society in retirement?

Age(ing) and subjective well-being. How important are social relationships in old age?

The relationship between action and structure using the example of knowledge networks.

The reproduction of social practices in companies.

The role of social affiliation for the representation of authenticity. An empirical
study using the example of the Mainz skateboard scene.

Stuttgart 21 - New social movement or staged media phenomenon?

Communication in companies. A case study in the media industry.

Observation of others and self-perception of social relationships: Appeal or
concordance?

The importance of third places for community building. An empirical study of the
sociability of a coffee house.

Neighborhood effects and deviant behavior - On the socio-ecological connection
of neighborhoods and young people.

The importance of family for adolescents - A quantitative questionnaire study on the
basis of egocentric networks.

Social relations and integration.

Delinquent behavior in adolescents - Factors influencing delinquent behavior in
adolescents with special consideration of the peer group.

The influence of peer groups in the neighborhood on the deviant behavior of adolescents -
A look at theory and empiricism.

The importance of social relationships when looking for accommodation.

Parental well-being - an attempt to theoretically substantiate an empirical concept.

Causes for the decline in multi-child families.

Decoupling marriage and starting a family.

The influence of temporary work on the decision to start a family - a qualitative study in the
partnership context.

Influence of the family on the criminal behavior of the adolescent.

Studying with a child - a way out of the rush hour of life.

Why "new fathers"?

Co-parenting - Why do people decide to co-parent?

Marriage or non-marital cohabitation in the long term? Analysis of the legitimization decision
of West German mothers after the birth of their child.

Is a general change in family forms passing in Germany or are there region-specific
differences?

Who instrumentalizes parental fears in the context of sexual diversity?

Childcare allowance - effects on child poverty.

What is the reason for the very different regional fertility rates in Turkey? Is
there a connection between modernization processes and fertility?

Childlessness in Germany - For whom are children still worth anything today?

Socialization in families of origin and family images: The connection between family images and
the experiences gained in the families of origin.

Rush hour of life. The fallacy of family policy in the 21st century.

The bourgeois family today: myth or reality? An empirical study on family life
and children's reflections on family in play.

Parental allowance as part of a sustainable family policy.

The contribution of family homes to families in disadvantaged situations - a qualitative survey.

The transition to parenthood in the rush hour of life. On the educational and gender-specific
influence of economic insecurity and individual preferences on starting a family in the German
relationship and family panel.

Stability and togetherness in patchwork families. How unrelated people still feel like a family.

How do personal attitudes and perceived norms towards family change as a result of starting a family
?

The micro-macro problem - influence of the Federal Act on Parental Allowance and Parental Leave at the individual level
using the "sociological bathtub" model

The decline in the birth rate in Germany - the result of a rational decision or changing
values?

A qualitative study on the factors influencing the subjective well-being of single
mothers.

Change in education.

Mutterschaft hoch zwei - Zur Familienkonstellation und Rollenverteilung in lesbischen Inseminationsfamilien - Kinderwünsche der Westdeutschen. Expected and ideal number of children in the relationship and family panel.

To what extent does social background determine children's educational success?

Effects of socio-economic backgrounds and parental involvement in school transition.

Doing Family - Family as a production output. What significance do the factors of space and time have in the
context of the family as a production output?

Organizing the return of a child after being taken into care by the state. The consideration of family using the
example of the Doing Family approach.

The position in the sibling order as an influencing factor for educational success.

Doing and undoing family? The making of the family using the example of the care situation in
stepfamilies.

Development of fertility and family forms in West and East Germany, the Czech Republic and France.

Reasons for deliberate childlessness - A macro-, meso- and micro-level analysis of the factors for
deliberate female childlessness in Germany.

Child poverty in Germany. An analysis from the perspective of the lifelong approach.

The familial habitus and the transmission of cultural capital.

Women in the media - How are women constructed in the media?

Actors in the field of prostitution. Reproduction of male domination and social order.

Resilience development and the question of whether girls and boys deal differently with
disadvantage.

Images of women in advertising. To what extent do advertising images influence women's own self-image and
body image?

Same-sex friendship relationships - Friendship relationships over time using the example of female friendships.

The influence of gender on sport choice & activity.

Women's rights in Islam: definition and practice using the example of Morocco.

Women between family and self-realization. An investigation into the attitudes of women
towards motherhood.

The acceptance of the traditional father role model among young men. Against the background of their own
father experience.

Mothers between love and remorse. An investigation into the phenomenon of "Regretting Motherhood".

The self-image of motherhood among single parents.

Women and careers: Why is it so hard for women to make a career?

Is there a connection between attitudes and social relationships? Using the example of vegetarians.

The impact of postmodernity on the health of individuals.

LOHAS-When consumers think outside the box.

Burnout from multitasking?

Health-related quality of life of elementary school children. An empirical quantitative analysis of the KiGGS-
baseline survey.

Does poverty make you ill? On the health disadvantages of children from socially deprived families.

The influence of working conditions on susceptibility to chronic fatigue depression.

Performance pressure among students - How does performance pressure arise among students and what factors influence it and how they deal with it? How can pressure to perform be analyzed on the basis of empirical research?

The cycle of violence - A look at the long-term consequences of domestic violence.

Influence of the coronavirus pandemic on subjective well-being.

Subjective well-being in dementia patients.

Networked individualism.

Transition management of the overtaxed generation - and the pursuit of structural individualism.

Identity in the techno scene - On the constitution of personal identity in postmodern communities
using the example of techno.

On the formation of collective identity in ultra groups using the example of the Mainz ultra scene.

The beginning or end of romantic love? Opportunities and risks of individualization with regard to
couple relationships.

The influence of individualization on couples' fertility behaviour. An action-theoretical
analysis.

Does wearing a pilot's uniform affect identity? A qualitative research with the
identity concepts of Goffman and Mead.

Identity representation in the online context.

The relevance of interethnic contacts in the workspace for participation in German society. Using the
example of "guest workers" from Turkey.

Identity articulation in the context of a diaspora.

Kinship and social capital in chain migration Refugee networks in Mainz: A qualitative study on the influence of social networks on refugees' concept of identity.

Communitization in ethnic sports clubs - participation motives of men with
migration background using the example of an ethnic soccer club.

Migration motives of students - a quantitative analysis using the example of the University of Pristina.

(Un)utilized potential on the job market? - On the situation of academics with a migration background in
Germany.

Asymmetries in relations between individual and corporate actors - A comparison
between Kazakhstan and Germany.

Constructing everyday life in intercultural couple relationships with increasing institutionalization?

The influence of parents on the educational success of children with a migration background. Why parents in
migrant families are underestimated as a resource for the educational success of their children.

The influence of welfare state support services on the subjective well-being of
accompanied young adults who have fled.

Labor market integration of refugees.

Fertility of Turkish migrant women in West Germany. An empirical analysis of the influence of
migration experience on the number of children with the GGS 2005/2006.

The reproduction of everyday racism using the example of TKKG.

Racism in everyday life - How does everyday racism manifest itself using the example of everyday situations.

The impact of the 2015 refugee crisis on social cohesion.

The social network of Chinese chefs in Germany.

Headscarves as a career brake? - Analysis of the headscarf as a stigmatizing feature on the job market.

Educational success with a migration background. The motivation of young people with a foreign background
to take the Abitur.

Gefährdungen in der Flüchtlingssituation - Eine soziologisch-kriminologische Analyse des Zusammenhangs
zwischen Flüchtlingszuzug und Gewaltkriminalitätssteigerung.

On the new culture of sharing in Web 2.0.

The influence of CvK (computer-mediated communication) on social relationships.

The privacy paradox on the Internet: A multi-level view using sociological theories.

Does the internet help to make women's reproductive work more visible? An empirical analysis using the
example of mommy blogs.

How do couples present themselves on the social network Facebook?

How does self-presentation differ in offline and online dating?

#regrettingmotherhood - On the representation, discursivization and practice of mother role models in German
mothers' blogs in the context of the regretting motherhood discourse.

Everything on the net! Media-sociological consequences of communication in "social communities" for
privacy and the public sphere.

Who do I love, and if so, how many? - The change in getting to know someone through access to the
virtual world.

A qualitative study of self-presentation in online dating.

The influence of augmented reality games on the user's social relationships. An investigation
using the example of Pokémon GO.

(Dis)informed net culture - A network-analytical consideration of the influence of disinformation
and filter bubbles in online social networks on the structural change of postmodern
societies.

Internet use and perspectives of political interest.

How does working from home affect individual productivity within the telecommunications industry? An application of the Job DemandsRexxources model and the dissolution of work boundaries.

Focus on home office. The effects of working from home on the quality of relationships in
partnerships.

The influence of media coverage on political disenchantment in Germany - An analysis against the background of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Couple relationships in the postmodern age. An investigation into the theoretical and empirical
implications of postmodern social structures for couple relationships.

Constructing everyday life in intercultural couple relationships.

Why give up your individual freedom of movement for a couple?

Romantic love today - end or continuation?

Why marriage?

Women's demands on partnerships today - changes due to emancipation and individualization.

Polyamory in the field of tension between normative and non-normative ways of life.

The relationship between humans and pets. An empirical analysis of the social role of
pets in couple relationships.

Causes of divorce from a sociological perspective.

Between desire and reality. What role do partners' attitudes play in the division of
term paper?

Sociology of love: Mingle lifestyle as a typical way of life in today's society.

Why does love hurt? - An analysis of power in couple relationships.

Inequality in couple relationships.

Marriage as an option - An empirical analysis of the changing meaning of marriage.

The Empty Nest phase. Opportunity or danger? A qualitative study on the effects of children leaving home on their parents' relationship.

Jealousy: Innate or socialized? An analysis of the origin and development of jealousy
with regard to the nature-nurture debate.

The relationship concept of polyamory.

Intimate partner violence against women - Why do women stay in violent relationships?

Bildungsspezifische Partnerwahl unter dem Einfluss der Bildungsexpansion - eine Frage der Einstellung /
Educational Assortative Mating under the Influence of Educational Expansion - a question of stance.

Does the passing support system meet the needs of people affected by domestic violence? An
analysis of the prevention, assistance and support system in Rhineland-Palatinate on the basis of the Istanbul
Convention.

Melody of hearts - The change of intimacy in long-term love relationships.

How does narcissistic personality disorder affect relationships?

Melody of hearts - The change of intimacy in long-term love relationships.

Work-life balance for career starters.

Women between aspiration and reality - Reconciling family and appointment as a double burden?
A study of mothers in management positions.

On the significance of the influence of gender culture on the gender arrangements of couples with
children.

Reconciliation of family and appointment, taking into account flexible working time models.

How does the traditional division of labor come about in dual-career couples after starting a family? An
attempt to explain this with the help of the "doing gender" approach.

Participation of fathers in the division of labor in the household.

Intra-family division of labor in dual-earner couples.

What influence does employment have on retraditionalization processes in couples with children?

What factors influence the division of labor in couple relationships?

A comparison of women's employment in the welfare states of Sweden and Germany.

Child and/or career? To what extent does this question arise for highly educated women today?

Qualitative study on the compatibility of shift work and family in the Mainz area.

Work-life balance.

Why do women manage to combine children and a career?

Women in management positions.

Dimensions of academic childlessness. The compatibility of family and appointment.

Reconciling appointments and family life - a comparison between Germany and France.

Women's employment and the compatibility of family and appointment.

Between family and appointment. A qualitative study on women's dual life plans.

Empirical analyses of the domestic division of labor - A review of resource and
attitudinal theoretical positions.

Mothers, employment and life satisfaction.

Work-family conflict in the area of tension between job characteristics and job satisfaction.

Individual determinants of parenthood decisions using the example of female managers. A
quantitative analysis with data from the Relationship and Family Panel (pairfam).

Fatherhood between emancipation and powerlessness. Using the example of parental leave - a theory-based discussion of the influence of social structures on the use of parental leave by fathers.

Family division of labor in the context of temporal development.

Housewife then and now: Comparative analysis of the image of women in the 1950s and today.

Division of labor for providing food for the family.

Parenting in couple relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Obstacles for fathers: What factors hinder fatherhood?

Causes of the unequal distribution of care work. Political, sociological and economic
perspectives.

What explains the gender-specific division of unpaid care work in heterosexual
relationships?

The diversity of life courses? A sequence-analytical study of the life courses of young adults -
Childhood and public space - interaction using the example of the playground of the 1970s.

Institutional job placement - An examination of the counseling services of the ARGE.

Inclusive participation of people with disabilities in general vocational training.

Education and prestige in Germany. Empirical trend analyses with the SOEP - Intelligence as a
determinant of social inequality in the knowledge society.

The influence of socio-structural factors on home ownership in Germany - analysis of the
management tool Audit.

Self-centered networks and social capital. A methodological comparison of two instruments for measuring access to social resources using the example of the citizen survey of the town of Hochheim am Main.

Analysis of the fan scene in German soccer.

Housing as a sociological practice - The shared apartment as a student housing situation in the focus of a
qualitative empirical study.

Income effects of part-time work - An empirical analysis with data from the Socio-Economic
Panel.

Am I allowed to feel good? - On the localization of subjective well-being in sociological theory.

The introduction of the education and participation package - a comparison of implementation between Berlin and
Hamburg with a particular focus on access to protective factors.

Containers - an attempt to sociologically classify a social phenomenon.

Wordless interaction: An empirical study on communication strategies of
kindergarten children.

Intergenerational social mobility - social advancement and poverty - factors influencing status attainment under socio-economic deprivation.

What role does the institution of school play in the (re)production of educational inequality in Germany?

How do students experience failure and what coping strategies do they develop?

To what extent does social background determine children's educational success?

Religion and social networks - How does religiosity affect the social composition of
personal networks?

Between financing studies and future orientation: The role of part-time student employment in the transition and integration of academics into the job market.

What determinants influence the entry of young people into dual vocational training?

Preschool and later educational success. To what extent does attending a preschool and duration
affect the skills acquired in grade 4? Can effects of origin be compensated for in terms of equal opportunities?

Free learning in Germany. An alternative concept to functionally differentiated education and upbringing.

The interdependence of cognitive dissonance and social networks.

The power of the purchase recommendation: an ego-centered network survey.

Decision-making processes during the transition to lower secondary level.

Why children? The influence of the Value of Children on the desire to have children.

Romantic love in transition. On the discrepancy between literary guiding principles and individual
lifestyles.

Child poverty in Germany - An analysis of poverty criteria and risk groups.

Childhood poverty - How are the measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic affecting
child poverty in Germany?

Harassment in public spaces: An investigation into the background, factors and effects.

Seminar: Bevölkerungssoziologie: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen des demografischen Wandels