Professor
M.A. (Major: Sociology, Minor: English Literature, Japanese Studies),
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol., Sociology), University of Cologne
Sociology is a tool that helps us understand the world we live in and need to act in every day. Sociological theories can assist us in making sense of things we experience on a daily basis. An understanding of sociological research methods is helpful in being able to judge information we are presented with in the media or elsewhere. This direct applicability is what makes sociology so fascinating to me and I hope to share this fascination with you!
Methods of Social Research, Sociological Theory, Social Stratification, Social and Subjective Wellbeing, Risk Society
・Sagioglou, Christina & Hommerich, Carola (2024). Perceived Social Exclusion Partially Accounts for Social Status Effects on Subjective Well-Being: A Comparative Study of Japan, Germany, and the United States. Applied Research in Quality Life. doi:10.1007/s11482-024-10285-1.
・Hommerich, Carola & Kimura, Masato (eds.)(2024). Sustainable Societies in a Fragile World, Perspectives from Germany and Japan. Tokyo: Sophia University Press.
・Hommerich, Carola & Kitsnik, Joanna (2024). A Revolution in Consciousness? Changes in Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours in Germany and Japan. in Hommerich, C. & Kimura, M. (eds.). Sustainable Societies in a Fragile World. Perspectives from Germany and Japan. Tokyo: Sophia University Press, 61-91.
・Hommerich, C., Ohnuma, S., Sato, K., & Mizutori, S. (2022). Determinants of Interdependent Happiness Focusing on the Role of Social Capital: Empirical Insight from Japan. Japanese Psychological Research, 64(2), 205-221.
・Kanbayashi, H., Hommerich, C., & Sudo, N. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Household Income and Mental Well-Being: Evidence from a Panel-Survey in Japan. 理論と方法 (Sociological Theory and Methods), 36(2), 260-278.
・Hommerich, C., Sudo, N., & Kikkawa, T. (eds.)(2021). Social Change in Japan, 1989-2019: Social Status, Social Consciousness, Attitudes and Values. London: Routledge.
・Hommerich, Carola & Kottmann, Nora (2020). How to combine methods: Mixed methods designs. in Kottmann, N., & Reiher, C. (eds.). Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 256-274.
・Hommerich, Carola & Kikkawa, Toru (2019). Movement behind the Scenes – The Quiet Transformation of Status Identification in Japan. Social Science Japan Journal. 22(1), 11-24.
・Breznau, Nate & Hommerich, Carola (2019). No generalizable effect of income inequality on public support for governmental redistribution among rich democracies, 1987-2010. Social Science Research, 81, 170-191.
・Hommerich, Carola & Tiefenbach, Tim (2018). Analyzing the Relationship between Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Social Affiliation. Journal of Happiness Studies. 19(4), 1091-1114.
・Chiavacci, David & Hommerich, Carola (eds.)(2017). Social Inequality in Post-Growth Japan: Transformation during Economic and Demographic Stagnation. London: Routledge.
・Hommerich, Carola (2015). Feeling Disconnected: Exploring the Relationship between Different Forms of Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Japan. VOLUNTAS, 26(1), 45-68.
・Hommerich, Carola (2012). Trust and Subjective Well-being after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown: Preliminary Results. International Journal of Japanese Sociology, 21, 46-64.
・Hommerich, Carola (2012). The advent of vulnerability: Japan’s free fall through its porous safety net. Japan Forum, 24 (2), 205-232.
・Hommerich, Carola (2009). „Freeter“ und „Generation Praktikum“ – Arbeitswerte im Wandel? Ein deutsch-japanischer Vergleich. (“Freeter“ and “Generation Internship“ – Work values under change? A German-Japanese Comparison) München: iudicium Verlag.