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The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most inspirational and controversial thinkers on the scene of contemporary sociology. For several decades he has provided compelling analyses and diagnoses of a vast variety of aspects of modern and liquid modern living. This book considers the theoretical significance of his contribution to sociology, but also discusses and adopts a critical stance towards his work. The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman introduces and critically appraises some of the most significant as well as some of the lesser known of Bauman's contributions to contemporary sociology. An international team of scholars delineates and discusses how Bauman's treatment of these themes challenges conventional wisdom in sociology, thereby revising and revitalizing sociological theory. As a special feature, the book concludes with Bauman's intriguing reflections and contemplations on his own life and intellectual trajectory, published here for the first time in English. In this postscript aptly entitled 'Pro Domo Sua' ('About Myself'), he describes the pushes and pulls that throughout the years have shaped his thinking.
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Cosmologies of Pure Realms and the Rhetoric of Pollution
This collaboration between two scholars from different fields of religious studies draws on three comparative data sets to develop a new theory of purity and pollution in religion, arguing that a culture’s beliefs about cosmological realms shapes its pollution ideas and its purification practices. The authors of this study refine Mary Douglas’ foundational theory of pollution as "matter out of place," using a comparative approach to make the case that a culture’s cosmology designates which materials in which places constitute pollution. By bringing together a historical comparison of Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean religions, an ethnographic study of indigenous shamanism on Jeju...
Routledge International Handbook of Failure
This Handbook examines the study of failure in social sciences, its manifestations in the contemporary world, and the modalities of dealing with it – both in theory and in practice. It draws together a comprehensive approach to failing, and invisible forms of cancelling out and denial of future perspectives. Underlining critical mechanisms for challenging and reimagining norms of success in contemporary society, it allows readers to understand how contemporary regimes of failure are being formed and institutionalized in relation to policy and economic models, such as neo-liberalism. While capturing the diversity of approaches in framing failure, it assesses the conflations and shifts which...
The Ethical Foundations of Postmodernity
A (re-)turn to ethics, which began in the 1980s and 1990s and is still predominant today, has been ascribed to literary studies and theory. In this book theoretical issues within ethics are discussed based on the examples of literary analyses. The authors examined are Margaret Atwood, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Robert M. Pirsig. The main questions concern the foundation on which ethical concepts are based, and the way in which such concepts function. These topics are evidently connected to matters of human concepts and human nature in general, which are understood to be fundamentally communicative. Contrary to popular conclusions of relativity, the need for a realist foundation of ethics - imply...
The Anthem Companion to Zygmunt Bauman
This edited volume will illustrate the continuing interest in Bauman’s work through a number of chapters each dealing with the important aspects of his work and shedding light on some new angles and perspectives on his life and work. It seeks to position Bauman within the field of sociology and to provide some examples of his lasting contribution to and relevance for the discipline. Bauman’s ideas remain an important source of inspiration for many scholars and researchers working within a variety of different fields and sub-fields, appealing equally to empirical work and theoretical elaboration. This book contains ten chapters, and all chapters are devoted to the presentation and discussion of themes and ideas that were characteristic of Bauman’s way of doing and writing. The purpose of this volume – as with the other volumes published in the Anthem Press ‘Companion to Sociology’ series – is to provide a comprehensive overview of Zygmunt Bauman’s continued importance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines.
Soziologische Paradigmen nach Talcott Parsons
Dieses Lehrbuch stellt sechs ausgewählte soziologische Theorierichtungen aus der Zeit nach Talcott Parsons vor: Konflikttheorie, Gesellschaftskritik, das Interpretative Paradigma, die Systemtheorie, die Theorie der Rationalen Wahl und schließlich den Strukturalismus. Dabei werden jeweils die wichtigsten Argumente, Begriffe und Überlegungen dargestellt, die diese Paradigmen charakterisieren. Der Band ergänzt die im ersten Band (Brock/Junge/Krähnke: Soziologische Theorien von Auguste Comte bis Talcott Parsons) dargestellten soziologischen Klassiker zu einer vollständigen Einführung in die soziologischen Theorien. In didaktischer Hinsicht ist der vorliegende Band wie der erste Band gestaltet: Lesezeichen, Lesetipps, Querverweise, Merksätze, Übungsaufgaben, ein Glossar, Beispiele und Hinweise auf weiterführende Literatur ermöglichen eine effektive Einarbeitung in die jeweilige Theorie.
Individualisierung
Individualisierung ist seit Ulrich Becks »Risikogesellschaft« eines der bekanntesten Konzepte der Gegenwartssoziologie, über das auch in der breiten Öffentlichkeit engagiert diskutiert wird. Dieser einführende Überblick zum Thema erläutert nicht nur die wichtigsten Elemente der gegenwärtigen Debatte, er verdeutlicht auch, in welcher Weise die Klassiker der Soziologie Individualisierungsprozesse bereits gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts pointiert herausgearbeitet haben.
International Bibliography of Sociology
IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge on the social sciences.
Islam in der Moderne, Moderne im Islam
This Festschrift for Reinhard Schulze focusses on a life-long concern of his, namely the relationship between Islam and modernity. The contributors reflect upon the academic study of Islam, Islamic cultures of knowledge, media and literature, and current societal processes. Diese Festschrift für Reinhard Schulze widmet sich einem Lebensthema des Jubilars, nämlich der Beziehung von Islam und Moderne. Die Beiträge reflektieren akademische Forschung zu Islam, islamische Wissenskulturen, Medien und Literatur, sowie gegenwärtige Prozesse in nahöstlichen Gesellschaften.
