Most sociologists seem to agree that our society is not as divided as one might think when browsing social media, following TV debates, or reading newspapers.
My colleague Julia Koch writes that the corona pandemic is no different.
"We see a liberalization and growing tolerance in society almost continuously," she quotes the sociologist Steffen Mau from Berlin's Humboldt University as saying.
Mau is currently conducting a Germany-wide study with colleagues on the degree of division in society.
In order to determine where exactly the opinions differ, the researchers let people in so-called conflict groups get in their hair about questions such as whether the state has to support the purchase of a cargo bike with 1000 euros, or whether state institutions are allowed to change the language devices.
The quarrels were filmed and then written down word for word.
Mau presented the first results on Thursday this week at the congress of the German Society for Sociology in Bielefeld.
Sociology suffers more than other sciences from dealing with issues that affect everyone, writes Koch.
She does not radiate a »fascination with the incomprehensible« like astrophysics or molecular biology.
And sociological studies often do not provide clear answers, but rather a "both and".
Nevertheless, the story of my colleague is very exciting and well worth reading!
Heartfelt
Your Veronica Hackenbroch
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