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