Anna Roßmann

Anna Roßmann is an Academic Staff Member at the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology with a Focus on Social Science Research Methods, University of Stuttgart. She conducts research and teaching in sociology, social science research methods, and the sociology of knowledge, with a particular focus on social black-and-white thinking and dealing with complexity and ambiguity in society.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Sociology from Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (2019)
• Diploma in Sociology from Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg and University of Salamanca (2007)

Additionally, she has completed extensive further training in university didactics, coaching, moderation, project management, and leadership.

Dr. Roßmann's research focuses on social black-and-white thinking and how societies deal with complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty. She explores the tension between the human need for cognitive closure and increasing societal ambiguities (e.g., non-binary gender identities), which she argues threatens social reproduction and fuels radical attitudes. Her work also examines cancel culture in schools through empirical studies of teacher perceptions, alongside investigations into the sociology of knowledge, epistemology, and qualitative research methodology.

Her recent publications (2020-2025) consistently address objectivity challenges in sociological research, medical knowledge construction, and societal ambiguity tolerance. Key themes include residential decision-making among youth, educational implications of cancel culture, and the paradox of seeking certainty in inherently uncertain social phenomena.

Anna Roßmann typically supervises bachelor's theses in sociology but is currently unavailable for new thesis supervision. No information is provided about research grants or funding sources.