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Miklós Hadas could not have arrived from further away at the world of sociology. Obtaining a degree at the Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College in Szeged, he continued his studies at the Jazz Department of Bartók Béla Music School. After that, he got enrolled in the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University, where he obtained a doctoral degree 6 years later, and then a DEA (Diplome d’études approfondies) from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. This was followed by a candidate degree obtained from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1994. He habilitated at Corvinus University in 2004.
Hadas has been teaching students of various degrees since the mid-1980s. He performed these activities mainly at Corvinus University, though he was invited as a visiting professor to several European countries as well. Hadas is one of the co-founders of the journal Replika and a founding member of several scientific organizations, such as the International and the European Sociological Associations, the Hungarian Sociological Association, the Hajnal István Circle, or the Asian Pacific Sociological Association. He was awarded a prize for his book A modern férfi születése (Birth of the modern man), and in 2006 the Knight of Cross from the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
The study of gender being his main field of research, he also teaches the sociology of culture, theories of culture and the sociology of sport. His research focuses especially on the social roles of men, exploring masculinity and other related concepts and mechanisms.
Hadas is currently a professor at Corvinus University where he gives lectures in various topics.
(compiled by András Páldi university student)
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