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Capitalism and Labor
"Social theory has largely abandoned a focus on labor and with it its empirical foundation, while the sociology of work has neglected the production of theory more generally. It is for precisely this reason that Capitalism and labor has become a standard work on this subject. Labor and employment relations have become both increasingly diverse as well as less secure while, at the same time, labor and distributional struggles are being waged ever more fiercely. Adequately grasping these changes requires innovative impulses emerging from the analysis of capitalism, just as the sociology of work has a lot to contribute to the former. In this translated and updated edition the authors discuss current theoretical approachers in an attempt to once again conceive capitalism and labor together"--Back cover.
Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life
Psychology and the Conduct of Everyday Life moves psychological theory and research practice out of the laboratory and into the everyday world. Drawing on recent developments across the social and human sciences, it examines how people live as active subjects within the contexts of their everyday lives, using this as an analytical basis for understanding the dilemmas and contradictions people face in contemporary society. Early chapters gather the latest empirical research to explore the significance of context as a cross-disciplinary critical tool; they include a study of homeless Māori men reaffirming their cultural identity via gardening, and a look at how the dilemmas faced by children ...
Soziologie - Sociology in the German-Speaking World
This book provides the first systematic overview of German sociology today. Thirty-four chapters review current trends, relate them to international discussions and discuss perspectives for future research. The contributions span the whole range of sociological research topics, from social inequality to the sociology of body and space, addressing pressing questions in sociological theory and innovative research methods. TOC: Introduction Culture / Uta Karstein and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr Demography and Aging / François Höpflinger Economic Sociology / Andrea Maurer Education and Socialization / Matthias Grundmann Environment / Anita Engels Europe / Monika Eigmüller Family and Intimate Relation...
Germany's Hidden Crisis
One of the German-speaking world's leading young sociologists lays out modern Germany's social and political crisis and its implications for the future of the European hegemon. Upward social mobility represented a core promise of life under the "old" West German welfare state, in which millions of skilled workers upgraded their VWs to Audis, bought their first homes, and sent their children to university. Not so in today's Federal Republic, however, where the gears of the so-called "elevator society" have long since ground to a halt. In the absence of the social mobility of yesterday, widespread social exhaustion and anxiety have emerged across mainstream society. Oliver Nachtwey analyses the reasons for this social rupture in post-war German society and investigates the conflict potential emerging as a result, concluding that although the country has managed to muddle through the Eurocrisis largely unscathed thus far, simmering tensions beneath the surface nevertheless threaten to undermine the German system's stability in the years to come. Nachtwey's book was recipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's 2016 Hans-Matthfer-Preis for Economic Writing.
Art in a Multipolar World
This monograph takes a look at how the increasing multipolarity of our world affects art. It is a diagnosis of the socio-political contexts that surround art and questions what the upheavals in geopolitics, economic and social policy mean for the field of art today. The text is divided into four sections. First, the phenomenon is conceptualized and theorized. This is followed by an in-depth examination of the interrelationships using documenta fifteen as a case study, an exhibition that can be seen as a crystallization point for current political shifts. This is followed by an in-depth reading of Chinese art policy, which oscillates between particularist and universalist claims, in order to arrive at the concluding section, which opens up a horizon of thought and experimentation that helps us to come to terms with the era of multipolarity.
Developments in German Industrial Relations
This book presents a review of the last twenty years of research in German industrial relations. Divided into three parts, it begins by exploring the major developments in this field of research. It then describes the academic field of industrial relations in Germany from different perspectives, looking back on twenty years of “Industrielle Beziehungen” – the German Journal of Industrial Relations. This is rounded off by an analysis of the changes in the real world of the German model and its major institutions, namely the DGB trade unions and co-determination on the establishment-level. In addition, the book discusses the contributions of neighbouring disciplines, particularly human resource management, economics, and labour law. As the German model and its developments are interesting not only for researchers in industrial relations, but also for practitioners in business and administration, this volume addresses both groups of readers.
Freedom's Right
Theories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices. Honneth’s paradigm—which he terms “a democratic ethical life”—draws on the spirit of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the principles of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, grounding and enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.
Berufsbedingte Mobilität und Alltagspraxis
Die Autoren untersuchen in diesem Sammelband die Alltagsarrangements einer Berufsgruppe, bei der der Umgang mit Mobilität seit jeher gängige Praxis ist. Am Beispiel von Offizieren wird gezeigt, mit welchen Strategien diese das Spannungsfeld zwischen beruflicher Mobilität und der Netzwerkpflege erfolgreich bearbeiten. Die Frage, wie ein ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen Mobilitätsanforderungen und den Erwartungen privater Bezugspersonen erreicht werden kann, ist ein hoch aktuelles Thema. In den Medien meist problematisiert zeichnet die Soziologie ein ambivalentes Bild der Mobilität: Negativszenarien heben ihre gemeinschaftszerstörenden Tendenzen hervor. Gleichzeitig gilt sie als unentbehrliche Ressource für individuelle Lebensgestaltung, die über soziale Positionen und gesellschaftliche Integration entscheidet.
Handbuch Arbeitssoziologie
Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über die bisherigen Entwicklungen und den gegenwärtigen Stand zentraler Themenbereiche der Arbeitssoziologie. Das Handbuch vermittelt grundlegendes Wissen und gibt wichtige Forschungsbereiche und Diskurse der Arbeitssoziologie wieder. Theoriebestände und empirische Ergebnisse werden aufbereitet, um wesentliche Konzepte und Perspektiven des Faches erkennbar zu machen. Gerade in der gegenwärtigen Phase tiefgreifender Umbrüche in den Formen und Erscheinungsweisen von Arbeit ist ein Blick auf den breiten Bestand von Theorien, Konzepten und Begriffen sowie empirischen Befunden eine wichtige Grundlage für Ausbildung, Forschung und Praxis. Aus dieser Perspektive werden in den Beiträgen gegenwärtige Entwicklungen von Arbeit beschrieben, aktuelle Konzepte für deren Analyse vorgestellt und neue Herausforderungen für die Forschung umrissen.
Arbeitskonflikte
Überlastung, Prekarität, Missachtung und Abstieg – all das birgt ein enormes Konfliktpotenzial in sich. Doch wo manifestieren sich heutzutage soziale Konflikte, in denen es um all das geht? Organisierte Arbeitskonflikte erleben nur in wenigen Berufen eine Renaissance und soziale Proteste drehen sich eher um Bauprojekte, Umweltfragen oder um die Globalisierung. Heiden plädiert in diesem Buch für ein neues Verständnis von Arbeitskonflikten: Sie finden keineswegs nur institutionalisiert und öffentlich in klassischen Arenen statt. Moderne Arbeitskonflikte werden heute vor allem, fast verborgen, in den unzähligen Streits mit Kollegen, Kunden und der Partnerin/dem Partner ausgetragen. Anh...
