Uta Gerhardt (born 11 June 1938 in
Zella-Mehlis
Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 5 km north of Suhl, and 20 km east of Meiningen. The town of Zella-Mehlis is the site of the original Walthe ...
,
Germany) is a German
sociologist and professor emeritus at the
University of Heidelberg.
She studied sociology, philosophy and history at the universities of
Frankfurt am Main and
Berlin. In 1969, she obtained a Ph.D. at the
University of Konstanz. The focus of her work is on
medical sociology,
structural-functionalist
Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability".
This approach looks at society through a macro-level ...
role theory
Role theory is a concept in sociology and in social psychology that considers most of everyday activity to be the acting-out of socially defined categories (e.g., mother, manager, teacher). Each role is a set of rights, duties, expectations, norm ...
, and general
sociological theory. She also wrote a major biography of
Talcott Parsons.
Uta Gerhardt is not to be confused with the
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
German sociologist Ute Gerhard.
Selected works
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External links
Personal homepagein German and English, with complete bibliography
(link not active as of 12 Sept 2013)
1938 births
Living people
People from Zella-Mehlis
German sociologists
Functionalism (social theory)
German women sociologists
Academic staff of Heidelberg University
Medical sociologists
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