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The multiple problems that the planet is currently experiencing-climate crisis, conventional and unconventional wars, planetary disenchantment with political systems, growth of inequality, increase in all kinds of intersectional violence, destructuring of the political economy of morality, etc.-are not a favorable scenario for thinking about hope. This paper nevertheless offers a summary presentation of the sociology of hope, presenting some of its central sources and components as well as a proposed study agenda for the future. This article seeks to foster discussion of what could be the central axes of a sociology of hope. To achieve this purpose, the following argumentative strategy was chosen: (a) the 'place' of hope is explored in some classics of sociology, (b) the central components of a sociological investigation of hope are synthesized, and (c) an agenda is presented as a summary for a future development of a sociology of hope. The article seeks to draw attention to the urgency of hope as an important element for the future of sociology and social sciences in the twenty-first century., Author(s): Adrian Scribano [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.423606.5, 0000 0001 1945 2152, CONICET, , Buenos Aires, Argentina Introduction The multiple problems that the planet is currently experiencing-climate crisis, conventional and [...]

The article shows, first, how Sociology has approached the concepts of 'hope' and 'war' and how throughout the history of the discipline these terms have gone from being neglected to arousing considerable interest. Second, the paper analyzes how and why avant-garde artists understood the First World War as a motif of utopian hope to annihilate a civilization in crisis and to transform it through its aesthetic formalization. Third, the essay tries to find out whether that hope was preserved over time or, on the contrary, was soon dissolved as a result of the drama of the events. It is shown here that the savagery of the fighting dissolved all European values of modernity and progress, including artistic ones. In fact, theoretical and stylistic conceptions, aesthetic categories, ethical postulates, and artists' aspirations for conscience to rule the world were blurred. For the artistic avant-garde, utopian promises of a better world broke down. Consequently, this obliges sociologists to pay more attention to both phenomena-that of the war and that of the avant-garde-and to seek a more objective and critical interpretation of modernity, calling for its actualization, and of Sociology itself., Author(s): Juan A. Roche Cárcel [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) https://ror.org/05t8bcz72, grid.5268.9, 0000 0001 2168 1800, University of Alicante, , Alicante, Spain Introduction: Hope and War as Theoretical Concepts From Oblivion [...]

The absence of any dynamic quality to the Canadian political system could probably in a large measure be attributed to its separation from the world of higher learning. The association [...]

December 31, 2007. On a day when it is common to reflect on the events of the year just ending, some, no doubt, asked if this was the year when [...]

The evolution of the intrinsic estimator (IE) and how it is use in age-period cohort (APC) analysis and reviews the properties of the IE as a statistical estimator are presented. The authors conclude that the IE has the potential for applications not only to APC analysis but also to similar problems of structural under identification in sociology.

Recently, a distinction between bridging and bonding networks has been made in the social capital literature. Bridging groups are often expected to have greater effects on democratic norm development and to generate more positive externalities on society than bonding networks. To allow application of these theoretical constructs in practice, however, an adequate measurement of bridging versus bonding networks is crucial, One approach builds on connections between voluntary associations through individuals with multiple memberships. However, simply counting the number of members' additional memberships in other associations, as in previous work, is inappropriate. Indeed, we illustrate that this is biased towards finding that large associations are more bonding. We then propose a technique to alleviate this bias and illustrate that the proposed correction is crucial to avoid erroneous conclusions in tests of the hypothesis that membership in bridging or bonding associations is differently related to individuals' civic attitudes. KEY WORDS bridging and bonding / social capital / voluntary associations

This article engages with the current literature on 'small world networks', I argue that this literature could be very important for sociology but that much of the sociological content and purchase of early work has been overlooked in recent contributions. I then reflect upon four social systems which appear to manifest stoat worldliness, arguing that small-world issues and concepts acquire significance and value when considered in relation to these (and other) systems. The aim of the article s to consider how and in what ways current discussions of the small-world problem could be of significance to sociology. KEY WORDS complexity / Milgram / networks / small worlds

The Pragmatic conventions, combining G. H. Mead's philosophy of meaning and ongoing reconstruction of the self with Lewis's Model of conventions, as a frame for sociological theory is discussed. Further, Had Gidden's claim to have eliminated the tension between agency and social structure in his structuration theory is disputed.

An attempt made to examine the social organizing practices of living alone is presented through an analysis of the gender, and class relations in the institute of housing, using institutional ethnography. Sociology for elderly women living alone is provided through an explication of the social relations in which this manner of living is embedded.

The sociological research deals with human associations and the various methods that are employed to investigate these associations are mentioned. The tasks faced by sociology in the twenty-first century are given in detail.

Our founding fathers various analyses differ from one another, they noted that humankind was being torn out of a matrix in which it had existed. They are not wrong about what has been left behind, but about what has come into the new social order.

This article examines the macroeconomic debate between Keynesian economists and Chicago economists since the 1950s, when Christopher Archibald and Edward Chamberlin declined to participate with Milton Friedman and George Stigler in a statistical race over the merits of monopolistic and perfect competition, leading to a rise in the faith of competition and a decline in faith in Keynesian economics. The author focuses on Stigler's model of the sociology of economic knowledge construction and destruction, suggesting the Chicago model was the product of superior sociological perspectiveness.

Sociology lacks a coherent methodology and has yet to account for human intelligence. For this field to be scientifically relevant, there must be no divergence between theory and practice and that will require reformulation as an attempt to measure how indeterminacy relates to law.

Sociologists can discover ways of improving their discipline's relevance by learning what not to do from its past. The American Sociological Assn has historically focused on self-examination, largely from the human male point of view. By looking outward instead and including non-sexist and environmental perspectives, sociologists can develop an approach that accounts for all influential factors.

Sociological theories in the late 19th and the late 20th centuries share a sense of frustration with change and the desire to destroy the established order. However, 19th-century sociology was of a higher quality because its leading figures belonged to the literary and intellectual elites.

David Glass' inaugural lecture at the London School of Economics in 1949 focused on the potential of sociology as political arithmetic. According to Glass, government policies should not be based solely on economic research. He stressed the importance of social planning and its relevance to economics. Glass also pointed out in his lecture that class inequality is more social than economic in nature and that educational reform cannot modify class status.

Theories proposing that deconstruction can be applied to Thomas S. Kuhn's differentiation between normal science and paradigmatic shifts and that deconstruction can exist in 'radical' and 'moderate' forms are erroneous. Moderate deconstruction, which proponents say exists when a field is organized around specific assumptions exempt from deconstruction in such a manner that work can proceed, cannot be classified as deconstruction because of its embodiment of 'foundationalism.' Radical deconstruction, on the other hand, can spur the emergence of a disciplined intellectual program, including a form of sociology.

Sociologists have long observed the tendency of the public to support individualistic explanations for poverty, and critiqued the role of academics in the victim blaming process. At the current time, as economic inequality increases and homelessness becomes a problem of growing public concern, the potential for sociology to facilitate victim blaming is of interest and concern. Some of the motivations and mechanisms of victim blaming that emerge in academic publications are examined, and their impact on mass media publications and in the classroom discussed.

There is increasing concern over the future of sociology in the light of decreased support from industry and the academe. Since 1974, there has been a consistent decline in sociological field offerings, funding and organizational memberships. It has been pointed out that sociological innovations and methodologies have long been adopted by other fields such as marketing and politics for particular applications and thus caused a watering down of the discipline.

Norbert Elias' works, as well as Richard Kilminster's 'Norbert Elias: Post-Philosophical Sociology' are discussed. Elias is known to be behind the concept of figurational sociology, but Kilminster argues that an eclectic use of Elias' concepts can lead to the reinforcement of problematic practices of social theory and contemporary sociology.

'Public Sociology: Fifteen Eminent Sociologists Debate Politics and the Profession in the Twenty-First Century' edited by Dan Clawson et al featured too many sociologists with varied views on public sociology. Ben Agger's book 'Public Sociology: From Social Facts to Literary Acts' is filled with invented words and insider jargon. Views on public sociology are also given.

Ben Agger's 'Public Sociology: From Social Facts to Literary Acts' criticizes modern professional sociology practiced by sociologists. Meanwhile, Dan Clawson and his peers argued in 'Public Sociology: Fifteen Eminent Sociologists Debate Politics and the Profession in the Twenty-First Century' defined public sociology in a different light. Other views on public sociology are given.

The introduction analyzes technical terms of A.N. Whitehead's philosophy and relating them to more current sociological concerns such as power and heterogeneity. Whitehead throughout his work outlines the externality and independence of experience thus challenging social theory is discussed.

The author replies to Michael Burawoy's article. On the question of whether researchers in social science should participate in public life and if so how the author contends that how researchers conceive of their relationship with the public and the actors is linked with the way in which they validate assertions as science.

The author's states his suggestions regarding taking active role in public activities, interacting with its different publics, not to separate from them but to keep itself at certain critical distance from both common sense and public discourse. He also opines that sociology and political practice are two distinct forms of action that cannot be reduced to each other.

The structure and content of the 'New American Cultural Sociology' is examined through an engagement with the writings of its main representative, Jeffrey Alexander. An assessment of the 'new American Cultural Sociology' reveals that the new sociology is basically a tool to position sociology and cultural studies.

A classical question in sociology is reconsidered by using new tools provided by recent philosophy of mind, philosophy of social sciences, history of sciences and even theory of literature. It has implication in the history and the sociology of science as well as in the history and sociology of philosophy.

The institutional and symbolic features of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), within which women's recollections were framed are discussed. These recollections present an opportunity to explore how apartheid violence and violation was incorporated into the meaning and feeling structures in relationships between wives and husbands, between mothers and sons and between women themselves.

The sociology of collective action seeks to demonstrate how active life overcomes inertia and how actors constitute themselves as subjects in ways that are subtle and unpredictable. The article reviews social movement theories with the critical aim of building a new platform for discussing the relationship between subjects and collective action.

Sociology of the news media, and his uneasiness about the extent to which discussion of media practice is dominated by U.S. media is discussed. The underlying idea that framing contests take place on a complicated playing filed with many components, including the institutional system of the mass media, does not leave out the media as part of the process of political meaning making.

The Dignity of Difference is an attempt to confront conceptions of revealed truth that have exacerbated violent clashed across religious boundaries in many different global conflicts. Richard Harries and Jonathan Sacks have expressed their views about philosophy, politics and sociology.

The influence of Wittgenstein and Freud on the development of Pierre Bourdieu's sociology and the theory of genetic structuralism and the influence on the theoretical development of two other strains of French sociology propounded by L. Boltanski, L. Thevenot and B. Lahire are presented. The analysis suggests the possibility of how a synthesis can be developed between the two currents thought to fill any gaps in Bourdieu's work.

The characteristics considered are family of origin, marital status, children, childcare, and housework. Then gender is analyzed as a determinant and the conclusion summaries the main findings in respect of explanatory theories.

Evaluation of the elites in the sample utilise the networks of relations available. The network approach is understood as a set of contacts with people and institutions in an occupational stratum, which individuals can activate.

Two related aspects: gender differences in access to and in the exercise of power are discussed. The exercise of power is interpreted as the impact office-holders feel they have in carrying out their functions.

Many social and personal factors contribute to the achievement of an elite position. Informal factors are examined specifically regarding mentors and personal contacts.

The practice of leader ship done by the men and women business manager is explained. The findings extend theoretical perspectives of leadership style and contribute to the formation of new hypothesis useful for the internal comparative research on managerial leadership.

The research design and sample are explained based on a survey, which studied gender difference and similarities in political and business elites of twenty-seven industrial countries are mentioned. These countries are all democrasies, characterized by industrialization and developed education system.

In order to determine the connection between government and the development of sociology, the case ofis used. A review of the experience of tertiary and research reform over the past 20 years and its impact on the development of sociology is mentioned.

The role of the comparative sociological perspectives for explaining food security is examined. The measures and constructs for food security and its determinants show how sociology can contribute to the understanding of the sociopolitical roots of hunger.