Debating "the Social": Towards a Critique of Sociological Nostalgia by Anthony Elliott, Bryan S. Turner

“…Although sociology can be commonsensically and parsimoniously defined as the study of society, the problems of defining such terms as ‘society’, ‘the social’, and ‘the social system’ remain an ongoing irritant of sociological theory. In addition to these traditional conceptual problems, there is currently a strong sense that ‘society’ as an empirical reality and ‘society’ as a concept are in crisis. …”
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Pilier contre champ ? De l’articulation entre différenciation fonctionnelle et fragmentation culturelle by Éric Mangez, Georges Liénard

“…Can we continue this exercise in connection with sociological theory itself ? Beginning here with Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory, we deal with two questions. …”
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The European sovereign debt crisis (2009-2010): The role of confidence and other social factors / La crisis de la deuda soberana europea (2009-2010): el papel de la confianza y otr... by Richard Swedberg

“…The European sovereign debt crisis is primarily analyzed with the help of a sociological theory of confidence. The argument is (drawing on Bagehot) that financial crises may be unleashed by the sudden disclosure of hidden losses - in this case (as I document) the disclosure of Greece.…”
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Documentary Film as Interreligious Dialogue: A Cognitive Perspective by Jenn Lindsay

“…This interdisciplinary cognitive-sociological theory of change posits documentary film as a lever for increased interreligious competence because of its unique ability to disarm with visual storytelling and engaging characters, leading to a potentially reflexive experience of humanization and perceptual shift.…”
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Relevansi Konsep Belajar Ibnu Khaldun dalam Perspektif Teori Belajar Kontemporer by Muhammad Farid Asysyauqi, Zaenal Arifin

“…Ibn Khaldun is one of the Muslim scholars who has significantly contributed to sociological theory. However, it also offers insights that must be explored to contribute to specific learning theories. …”
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A new privacy paradox: young people and privacy on social network sites by Bolsover, G, Blank, G, Dubois, E

“…Privacy online is a strong social norm. We develop a sociological theory that accounts for the fact of youth concern. …”

Forms of Intersectionality: Drama and Metadrama in Yussef El Guindi's Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes by ِAbanoub Wagdy Azer

“…Intersectionality is a sociological theory but it is applied on numerous fields, including literature. …”
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Some questions on the relationship between theory and research in the application of method of observation by Ilić Vladimir

“…Development of the attitudes on the relationship between theory and research in the application of methods of observation in social sciences is associated with theoretical eclecticism in the field of contemporary sociological theory and distancing from philosophy of science with its understanding of the role of research programs and research traditions in the field of growth of scientific knowledge. …”
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ISLAMIC DISRUPTION: How Digital Platform Changes Religious Pattern of Muslim Society in Contemporary Indonesia by Zainuddin Syarif, Abd Hannan

“…By conducting an in-depth analysis based on the perspective of postmodern sociological theory, this study found three findings; First, contemporary Indonesian Muslims are Muslim netizens who have a high dependence on technology and information media with digital platforms. …”
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Respecifying social change: the obsolescence of practices and the transience of technology by Jakub Mlynář, Ilkka Arminen

“…This article proposes that social change, a fundamental topic in sociological theory, can be productively revisited by attending to studies in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis (EM/CA). …”
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The social meaning of financial wealth: Relational accounting in the context of 401(k) retirement accounts by Adam Hayes

“…Following a market downturn, neoclassical and behavioral economics predict various types of behavioral responses, in particular loss aversion - where investors seek to increase risk-taking rather than locking in a sure loss (a loss is more painful to bear than an equivalent gain). A sociological theory that understands the shared meaning of retirement saving would predict something different, a behavior I call durable conservatism. …”
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The performativity of objects by Jeffrey C. Alexander

“… This essay, a revised version of the keynote lecture prepared for Sociologidagarna 18–20 March 2020 in Stockholm, introduces a new, cultural-sociological theory of materiality. Sociology did not metabolize the cultural turn until the 1980s. …”
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Toward a Sociology of Deliberation by David Ryfe

“…This essay draws insights from Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory for the development of a sociological theory of deliberation. Most work on deliberative practice is strongly shaped by the concerns of deliberative democratic theory, and that theory tends to approach deliberation as a procedural mechanism for decision-making. …”
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Exploitation & Social Discrimination Portrayed In The Joker Movie (2019): A Study Of Class Analysis by Andi Farid Baharuddin, Amelia Novita Gosal

“…Furthermore, to analyze the research problem above, the researchers use one of the branches of the sociological theory of Marxism, namely class contradiction analysis and also the theory of communication science called critical discourse analysis to analyse the issue of news media coverage in this film. …”
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The Main Electorate of Right-Wing Populist Parties in Europe: Cases of the Alternative for Germany and the Freedom Party of Austria by Dmitry Yu. Meshcheryakov

“…Those support groups can be identified within the framework of the sociological theory of electoral behavior, as well as the theories of the losers of globalization by H. …”
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An Empirical Investigation on Reading Demands of Rural Adult Residents from the Perspective of Sociology: Based on the Survey of Three Towns in Guangdong Province by WU Bi, WANG Chang

“…Under the framework of the sociological theory, the analysis of the reading needs of rural adult residents can not only understand the differences in reading needs of different social groups, but also clarify how sociological factors affect rural residents' reading needs. …”
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«Mieszczanin szlachcicem», czyli estetyzacja frustracji społecznej i jej transhistoryczne aktualizacje (1670–2022) by Michał Bajer

“…The author presents an overview of research on the image of impossible class advancement as thematized in The Bourgeois Gentleman and indicates a new interpretive direction, referring to categories drawn from the sociological theory of Pierre Bourdieu. He also discusses how the structural elements of comédie-ballet characteristic of Molière’s play have been approached in its Polish adaptations, translations, and stagings (18th-century court theater, Jerzy Gruza, Jerzy Stuhr, Benjamin Lazar). …”
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Randall Collins’ micro-sociology, the Southern culture of honor, and the codes of violence pathway: Toward a general theory of violence by J. David Thomas

“…To that end, I suggest his micro-sociological theory of violence can bridge with cultures of honor by incorporating the seminal work of Elijah Anderson's code of the street into a “codes of violence pathway.” …”
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Roles, Relationships, Resources, and Renal Exchange: Applying Social Capital Theory to Role Effects on Living Kidney Donation Behaviors by Jonathan Daw, Ashton M. Verdery

“…Two largely separate schools of sociological theory seek to explain to whom we turn in times of need. …”
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To the Understanding of the City: the Role of Theory. Review on: Vershinina I.A. Contemporary Theories of the City: A Sociological Analysis [Monograph]. Moscow: Kanon + ROOI “Reh... by Valeri H. Thakahov

“…Vershinina as the first domestic systematization and description of the key sociological theories that dominate modern urban sociology. …”
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