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- the_practice_of_social_theory @6916:2020
- ny, this lay in the progressive transformation of society itself. It was the job of social scientists to un... lain why this transformation happens. Theories of society developed, then, in the context of a faith in modernity. Indeed, the development of a theory of society was itself often taken as an expression of this m... dernity. Scientific social theory was a sign that society was becoming conscious of itself and thus able to
- the_practice_of_social_theory @6916:2018
- ny, this lay in the progressive transformation of society itself. It was the job of social scientists to un... lain why this transformation happens. Theories of society developed, then, in the context of a faith in modernity. Indeed, the development of a theory of society was itself often taken as an expression of this m... dernity. Scientific social theory was a sign that society was becoming conscious of itself and thus able to
- the_pleasures_of_theory_-_a_rationale_for_the_unit_design @6916:2018
- lives. So we also must ask: “Why do we have this society?” and “Why do we find so many societies, with bot... As social scientists, our purpose is to explain society, and to arrive at a better theory of society and culture. We recognize, however, that these stories of society do not merely repose in Cloud-cuckoo-land. All so
- themes @6916:2018
- ore concepts of this class ### * The nature of society as a definite order, and thus, necessarily a powe... orn free, but every where he is in chains. * Society is a totality. Individuals just work here. * ... function of rules, roles, and statuses. * Every society has solidarity, mechanical and organic. * A society is a system of total services. (Gifts are a total soci
- weekly_plan_and_assigned_readings @6916:2018
- |More information...]] ===== Week 3 (18 iii 15): Society worshipping itself ===== Read: Llewelyn-Davies, ... s tell you about the position of the cow in their society? [[3|More information...]] ===== Week 4 (25 iii ... ary term for what Durkheim, Weber and Marx called society. Perhaps then there is no individual who exists a priori to society, just systems and sub-systems and sub-sub-systems
- 2024 @6916:2024
- earn to expand our imagination of what community, society, economy, and change mean. This means taking part... rs, and people at the grassroots. When we look at society through multiple lenses, the invisible sources of... | **September 04** | **There is no such thing as society: Capitalism, bourgeois civil society, and (neo)liberalism** | Marx ([1867] 1972), pp. 319-329, 431-438 | |
- plan @6916:2020
- (1996); Gerth and Mills (1946) |\\ | 4 | Mar 17 | Society as collective consciousness | Durkheim ([1895] 19... Webb (2000); Rabinow (1984) | |\\ | 12 | May 19 | Society as distributed consciousness | Latour (2005b); La... Brenner, Suzanne. 1996. “Reconstructing Self and Society: Javanese Muslim Women and ‘The Veil’.” //America... Press. Latour, Bruno. 2005a. “Conclusion: From Society to Collective—Can the Social Be Reassembled?” In
- about_this_seminar @6916:2024
- that explores the many different ways people make society and social conditions thinkable. This class was d... al sciences generally, are based on the idea that society is knowable. If we use our rational brains we can... deeper questions: What is the purpose of studying society and social change? What kind of knowledge do we w... ntemplation have also thought about the nature of society. In many cases it was because they wanted practic
- 8 @6916:2024
- on personal relationships * //Gesellschaft// (society): a system incorporating a large population and o... idea of [[:modernity|modernity]]. Weber looks at society from the ground up, in terms of patterns of socia... ent law; its connection with the early history of society and its relation to modern ideas//. Boston: Beaco... Tönnies, Ferdinand. (1887) 1957. //Community and society [Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft]//. Translated by
- books_about_social_theory @6916:2018
- eim, Emile. 2014 [1893]. The Division of Labor in Society. New York: Simon and Schuster. Fortes, Meyer. 20... , A. R. 1952. Structure and Function in Primitive Society. New York: The Free Press. Simmel, Georg. 2011. ... f the Gift: Problems with Women and Problems with Society in Melanesia. Berkeley, Calif.: University of Cal
- 10 @6916:2024
- ~~DECKJS~~ # Week 10: Everything’s relative—Society as collective consciousness and total system ## Week 10: Everything’s relative—Society as collective consciousness and total system Rya... e Coastal Ecologies.” Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 42 (1): 147–65. https://doi.org/10.1177
- 7 @6916:2024
- ction and consumption created a new structure for society. * Fordism (named for Henry Ford but the produ... ’s entitlements and obligations as members of the society. * Mass production also depends on mass emplo
- about_this_seminar @6916:2020
- , a seminar covering the foundational theories of society and culture. This class was developed to serve as... e grown into an all-purpose survey of theories of society. As I am a social and cultural anthropologist, I
- about_this_seminar @6916:2018
- , a seminar covering the foundational theories of society and culture. This class was developed to serve as... e grown into an all-purpose survey of theories of society. As I am a social and cultural anthropologist, I
- 12 @6916:2020
- ====== Week 12: Society as distributed consciousness ====== Tuesday, May 19, 2020 **Required readings:** ... s ====== Latour, Bruno. 2005a. “Conclusion: From Society to Collective—Can the Social Be Reassembled?” In