, ▁where ▁he , ▁besides ▁in ▁general ▁theory , ▁ ▁special ized ▁in ▁soci ology ▁of ▁transport ation . ▁He ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁soci ological ▁research . ▁ ▁A ▁Fest schrift ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁his ▁ 6 5 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G erman ▁soci olog ists ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁al umn i ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁N im bi ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁A ▁game ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Piet ▁Hein ▁( Den mark ) ▁A ▁pl ural ▁of ▁nim bus ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁const ell ation ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁cel est ial ▁hem is phere . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁included ▁as ▁an ▁a ster ism , ▁or ▁pattern , ▁of ▁two ▁stars ▁in ▁P to le my ' s ▁ 4 8 ▁const ell ations , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁counted ▁among ▁the ▁ 8 8 ▁modern ▁const ell ations . ▁Its ▁name ▁is ▁Latin ▁for ▁" less er ▁dog ", ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁Can is ▁Major , ▁the ▁" gre ater ▁dog "; ▁both ▁figures ▁are ▁commonly ▁represented ▁as ▁following ▁the ▁const ell ation ▁of ▁Or ion ▁the ▁h unter . ▁ ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁contains ▁only ▁two ▁stars ▁br ighter ▁than ▁the ▁fourth ▁magnitude , ▁Pro cy on ▁( Alpha ▁Can is ▁Minor is