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Margret Dieck (July 1941 – 28 November 1996) was a German gerontologist and is considered one of the country's distinguished representatives of gerontology, especially of the socio-politico-scientific orientation. She is one of the most important members of the “Kölner Schule” in gerontoloy, whose credo is the “Lebenslagekonzept” (circumstance concept) – a concept for explaining, describing and evaluating living conditions of population groups, implementing material as well as immaterial characteristics. One further aim of this school is to identify the living situation of socially deprived and endangered population groups and, based on that, to offer propositions for improvement. == Biography == Margret Dieck is born in Bad Godesberg, a district of Bonn. She grows up in a doctor's family. After finishing school, Dieck studies economic and social sciences in Cologne, and finishes her studies as a diplom economist. Her first job is an academic associate's position at the “Forschungsinstitut für Einkommenspolitik und Soziale Sicherung“ (research institute for incomes policy and social security) in Cologne. Her first scientific works are on the theory of social regulation, social cybernectics and on the economical theory of the statutory health insurance. In 1966, Dieck changes to an academic assistant's position at the “Forschungsstätte für öffentliche Unternehmen“ (research institution for public enterprises) at the University of Cologne. There, she soon assumes as well the business operations. After only one year, in 1967, she changes again, to an academic associate's position at the “Seminar für Sozialpolitik und Genossenschaftswesen“ (seminar for social policy and cooperative system), that is as well part of the University of Cologne. This Seminar is led by Gerhard Weisser and, later, Otto Blume: those two teachers who probably influence Dieck's work the most. In this period, Margret Dieck concerns herself inter alia with financing and the promotion of public enterprises and with the economic operating of labour unions. Dieck achieves the title “Dr. rer. pol.” (Doctor rerum politicarum – Doctor of political and economic sciences) in the same year. The young academic is early concerned with the living situation of weak and endangered persons – partly motivated by the respective preliminary work of Gerhard Weisser and Otto Blume. The results of the latter on questions of the living situation of elder people are the basis for Dieck's special interest in the social subjects of gerontology. This interest makes her change to the “Kuratorium Deutsche Altershilfe” (KDA, curatorship of German seniority age) in 1969. She initiates there the foundation of an institute for senior housing, which she academically leads from 1970 on, and until she leaves for the „Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen e.V.“ (DZA, German centre for aging questions) in 1974. In her KDA time, Dieck can note some considerable achievements: She is enganged in a survey report on the stationary treatment of aging illnesses and on cost absorption by statutory health insurances, published in 1974. This survey is a directory for experts then and now, and 1995/96 – 20 years later – becomes the basis for the rearrangement of covering in case of care dependency. Furthermore, she contributes to a DGB (“Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund” – German Trade Union Federation) survey on the “Lebenslage älterer Menschen von 1975” (living situation of the elderly, published in 1975). This document is the first extensive socio-politico-scientific analysis of the elderlies' living conditions in the German Federal Republic. It proves a new orientation in the labour unions' social policy of that time. As written before, Dieck changes to the “Deutschen Zentrum für Altersfragen e.V.” (DZA) in 1974. In her time there, she works inititally as a divisional director for applied research and academic advice. In 1977, she becomes academic director of the DZA. Dieck remains in this position until she dies. The DZA advances under her guidance to one of the leading socio-politico-scientific research and documentation centres in Germany. For many, the name “Margret Dieck” becomes a synonym for the DZA. One considerable achievement of this time is a three-volume report on “Altwerden in Deutschland” (Aging in Germany), that is written by the “Arbeitsgruppe Fachbericht über Probleme des Alterns” (working group for the report on the problems of aging) under her academic aegis and published in 1982. On 28 November 1996, Margret Dieck dies after a short, heavy illness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margret Dieck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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