General Sociology and Sociological Theory

Chair of General Sociology and Sociological Theory

General Sociology deals with the fundamental phenomena and mechanisms of human coexistence such as communication, social roles, power and authority, social action and social inequality and strives to integrate these aspects into general and comprehensive frameworks of sociological theories.

Holder of the Chair

Prof. Dr. Andreas Göbel

Room 02.101
Telephone: +49 (0)931 / 31 84818
E-mail: andreas.goebel@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Office

Simone Mann
Room 02.104
Telephone: +49 (0)931 / 31 83992
E-mail: simone.mann@uni-wuerzburg.de

Academic Staff

Goffman Studies

The Goffman Studies project aims to explicate the problems and proposed solutions set forth in Erving Goffman's work in order to see to what extent they can be made useful for contemporary issues in sociological theorizing and what developmental possibilities arise for subsequent work.

Goffman Studies