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Rüdiger Lautmann

Rüdiger Lautmann is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rüdiger Lautmann rather than just read about it. In short: Rüdiger Lautmann (born 22 December 1935) is a German professor of sociology and a LGBT scholar in Germany. His 1994 book, Die Lust am Kind, is often touted by pro-pedophile activists; he has since distanced himself from this book in response to public criticism in Germany.

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Reference excerpt

Rüdiger Lautmann (born 22 December 1935) is a German professor of sociology and a LGBT scholar in Germany. His 1994 book, Die Lust am Kind, is often touted by pro-pedophile activists; he has since distanced himself from this book in response to public criticism in Germany.

Biography Born in Koblenz, Lautmann lived during his childhood in Düsseldorf, where he went to school. He first studied German law. After he finished his law studies, he started a second study in sociology. Lautmann worked after university studies first in Münster and then in Bielefeld (for Niklas Luhmann). In 1971, he became then professor in sociology at University of Bremen. In 2001, Lautmann retired as professor. In 2005, Lautmann married his boyfriend in Hamburg. There he leads the Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung. In 2009 he moved to Berlin.

Works Die Funktion des Rechts in der modernen Gesellschaft (together with Werner Maihofer and Helmut Schelsky): Jahrbuch für Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstheorie, First Ed., Bielefeld: Bertelsmann. 1970. Die Polizei. Soziologische Studien und Forschungsberichte (together with Johannes Feest): Opladen. 1971. Justiz – die stille Gewalt. Teilnehmende Beobachtung und entscheidungssoziologische Analyse. Frankfurt/Main 1972. Lexikon zur Soziologie (together with Werner Fuchs). Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 1973; 3. Ed. 1994. ISBN 3-531-11417-4; 4. Ed. 2002/2003. Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien zur Homosexualität. Berlin: Verlag rosa Winkel. 1980 to 1997. Der Zwang zur Tugend. Die gesellschaftliche Kontrolle der Sexualitäten. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp. 1984. Das pornographierte Begehren (with Michael Schetsche). Frankfurt/New York 1990. Homosexualität. Handbuch der Theorie- und Forschungsgeschichte, Frankfurt/Main: Campus. 1993. Die Lust am Kind. Portrait des Pädophilen, Hamburg: Ingrid Klein Verlag GmbH. 1994. ISBN 3-89521-015-3 Nationalsozialistischer Terror gegen Homosexuelle. Verdrängt und ungesühnt (together with Burkhard Jellonnek): Paderborn: Schöningh. 2002. ISBN 3-506-74204-3

References

External links Rüdiger Lautmann Archived 5 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine in German National Library Official Website by Rüdiger Lautmann Website of Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung Archived 25 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rüdiger Lautmann

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rüdiger Lautmann claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rüdiger Lautmann before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rüdiger Lautmann ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rüdiger Lautmann

In research: Rüdiger Lautmann appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rüdiger Lautmann in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rüdiger Lautmann is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1935 births, 20th-century German LGBTQ people, 21st-century German LGBTQ people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rüdiger Lautmann outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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