Peter Atteslander (17 March 1926 – 15 January 2016) was a Swiss sociologist. His research fields are

industrial sociology Industrial sociology, until recently a crucial research area within the field of sociology of work, examines "the direction and implications of trends in technological change, globalization, labour markets, work organization, managerial practic ...

urban sociology Urban sociology is the sociological study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, environmental processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing ...

medical sociology Medical sociology is the sociological analysis of medical organizations and institutions; the production of knowledge and selection of methods, the actions and interactions of healthcare professionals, and the social or cultural (rather than clin ...

and research methods. A recognized expert on the interaction between health and society, he has also worked as a consultant of the tobacco industry. Atteslander was born in

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. He earned the doctorate in 1952 at the University of Zurich. Until 1954, he was a visiting fellow at the

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. In 1960, he earned the

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Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

, and served as ''professeur régulier'' at the Centre d’Études Industrielles at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centu ...

from 1963 to 1965. He was Professor in Bern from 1964 to 1972, and at the University of Augsburg from 1972 until 1991, when he became Professor

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Selected works

*''Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung'', 12. Aufl., Erich Schmidt, Berlin 2008 *''Anatomie der Ratlosigkeit'', NZZ, Zürich 2007 *''Die Tabakfrage aus der Sicht eines empirischen Sozialforschers'', in: Tabakfragen. Rauchen aus kulturwissenschaftlicher Sicht, Zürich 1996 *''Die Bedeutung sozialer Daten für die Gesundheitssystemforschung der Zukunft'', in: Erwartungen an die Gesundheitssystemforschung zum Jahr 2000. Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Professor Dr. med. Fritz Beske, Kiel 1997, S. 125-128 *''Epidemiologie als Demoskopie: Die Verwendungen von Fragebögen in epidemiologischen Studien'', in: Gesundheit, Medizin und Gesellschaft. Beiträge zur Soziologie der Gesundheit, Zürich 1999, S. 361-383 *''Methodische Herausforderungen der Sozial-Epidemiologie aus Sicht der empirischen Sozialforschung'', in: Sozial-Epidemiologie. Eine Einführung in die Grundlagen, Ergebnisse und Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten, Juventa/Weinheim/München 2001, S. 264-276 *''Soziale Konflikte in der Gesellschaft von heute und morgen'', in: Therapeutische Umschau, Bern/Stuttgart/Wien, 1971, S. 353 ff. *''Moderne Medizin zwischen individueller Erwartung und gesellschaftlichem Anspruch'', in: Psychosomatische Medizin, H. 1, Bd. 15, Basel 1987, S. 27 ff. *''Grenzen medizinischer Statistik - Streit ums Passivrauchen'', in: Vorwärts, Nr. 49, 3. Dezember 1988 *''Gefragt ist die soziale Kompetenz des Arztes'', in: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 96, Heft 23, 11. Juni 1999, S. A-1549-1550 *''Abundance of Medical Information - Shortage of Medical Orientation'', in: World Medical Journal Vol. 52, No. 2, June 2006, pp. 31–33 *''Abundance of Medical Information - Shortage of Medical Orientation'', in: JMAJ - Japan Medical Association Journal, Vol. 50, No. 4, July–August 2007

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