Short CV
| 1963 till 1965/66 | Study of Sociology and Psychology at the University of Frankfurt/M | |
| 1966 till 1971 | Study of Sociology, Ethnology and Political Economics at the University of Gießen | |
| 1969 till 1971 | Doctoral thesis grant of the German National Academic Foundation | |
| 6.12.1971 | Dr. phil. degree with an ethno-sociological work | |
| December 1972 | Award of the Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen for the best doctoral thesis of the years 1971/72 | |
| 15.5. till 30.9.1972 | Postgraduate assistant of the Central Scientific Institute and of the Social Psychology Chair of the University of Zurich | |
| 28. 9.1972 | Postgraduate assistant of the Department Sociology at the Comprehensive University of Siegen | |
| 23.1.1973 | Appointment as academic advisor with teaching obligation in the subject Sociology | |
| 1.10.1976 till 30.9.1977 | Postdoctoral thesis grant of the DFG | |
| 23.1.1979 | Completion of the postdoctoral thesis procedure, issuing of the licence to teach Sociology | |
| 1.10.1979 | Appointment as academic senior councillor | |
| 24.11.1986 | Granted the title apl. Prof. (extraordinary professor) | |