While people used to conceal the fact that they were gay or lesbian to protect themselves from stigma and discrimination, it is now commonplace for people to "come out" and encourage others to do so as well. Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are systematically examines how coming …
While people used to conceal the fact that they were gay or lesbian to protect themselves from stigma and discrimination, it is now commonplace for people to "come out" and encourage others to do so as well. Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are systematically examines how coming …
The problem of solidarity: theories and models
Contributors to The Problem of Solidarity take a step back from the evident turmoil in the world to pose solidarity as a cognitive problem of basic science. What is solidarity? How is it produced and reproduced? How is it related to social processes? How can we formalize such pr…
Contributors to The Problem of Solidarity take a step back from the evident turmoil in the world to pose solidarity as a cognitive problem of basic science. What is solidarity? How is it produced and reproduced? How is it related to social processes? How can we formalize such pr…
« Il faut changer de société », dit-on souvent et on a bien raison, car celle où nous vivons est souvent irrespirable. Mais, pour y parvenir, il faut peut-être d’abord s’efforcer de changer la notion même de société. Et d’abord distinguer deux définitions du social. La première,…
La société ne peut être comprise qu'à partir d'assemblages et de connexions entre des choses qui ne sont pas elles-mêmes sociales. C'est le sens de la théorie de l'acteur réseau que d'élargir son champ d'étude à n'importe quel type d'agrégat, qu'il s'agisse de chaînes chimiques …
In Norbert Elias's hands, a local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders - with no other discernible difference between them - becomes a microcosm that illuminates a wide range of sociological configurations including racial, ethnic, class …
This new edition of this classic text from one of the major figures of world sociology includes an introduction published in English for the first time. In Norbert Elias's hands, a local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders becomes a micr…