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Reconstructing the concept of face in cultural sociology: in Goffman’s footsteps, following the Chinese case [PDF]

open access: diamondThe Journal of Chinese Sociology, 2017
Few readers notice that in a celebrated essay, Goffman, in a footnote, acknowledges the Chinese source of his concept of face. Around the time that Goffman published “On Face-work,” Merton urged that theory development requires, among other things ...
Xiaoying Qi
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Sociology Face to Face with Pragmatism: Action, Concept, and Person. Translated by Simon Susen

open access: closed, 2012
Émile Durkheim faced his final challenge in the confrontation with pragmatism. Pragmatism had emerged as an important theoretical approach for the study of both life and action. As argued in this article, Durkheim’s attempt to explain the philosophical underpinnings of sociology was sharpened by his critical engagement with pragmatism.
Bruno Karsenti
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Complex Measurement Instrumentsin Sociology [PDF]

open access: yesСоциологический журнал, 2017
The purpose of this article is to critically evaluate the predominant paradigm of measurement in social sciences, as well as to formulate an alternative vision of sociological measurement.
Serhii S. Dembitskyi
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Assessing the Impact of Innovative Technologies on the Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Russia and Vietnam

open access: yesChanging Societies & Personalities, 2023
This study uses the concept of “technological space,” a term that defines the interplay between the social and technological environment, extending our understanding of environmental factors in various scientific domains.
Galina A. Barysheva   +4 more
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, das Unheimliche and sociology: Horror literature in the dispute on what is recognized as real

open access: yesStudia Religiologica, 2023
The article is an attempt to analyze The Willows by Algernon Blackwood in terms of the sociological concept of multiple realities.
Andrzej Kasperek
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“There is a Time for Departure Even when There’s no Certain Place to Go”: the Twisting Path to Selfhood and Adulthood

open access: yesSociologija: Mintis ir Veiksmas, 2021
In today’s post-industrial societies, young people, compared to previous generations, experience longer and more complex processes of creating professional identity, developing a career or finding “one’s vocation”.
Milda Pivoriūtė
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Unshakeable Hope: Pandemic Disruption, Climate Disruption, and the Ultimate Test of Theologies of Abundance

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Leaders on the forefront of the rapidly escalating climate crisis continually seek effective strategies to help communities stay engaged without burning out or spiraling into despair.
Tallessyn Zawn Grenfell-Lee
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Génesis de un concepto: el habitus de Pierre Bourdieu (Postfacio a la obra de Erwin Panofsky: Arquitecture gothique et pensé scolasthique)

open access: yesEMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales, 2020
En 1967, Editions Le Minuit publicaba en francés la obra del gran historiador del arte Erwin Panofsky: “Architecture  gothique et pensé escolastique”, donde se explica cómo los hábitos mentales producidos por la escolástica medieval habrían influido en ...
José María Arribas Macho
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Promoting Well-Being of Children at School: Parental Agency in the Context of Negotiating for Support

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2021
This study describes how parents experience their role in enhancing the well-being of their children and what this reveals about parental agency in the context of collaborations between home and school.
Teija Koskela
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The identity construction of the Head of the English Department: Negotiation and social presentation in the interaction

open access: yesCalidoscópio, 2016
This study investigates the identity construction of the Head of the English Department (HED), with focus on evaluation. The concept of identity is based on socio-constructionist and sociological theories, which conceive identity construction as a ...
Célia Elisa Alves de Magalhães   +1 more
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