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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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This aim of the article is to reflect on a new quality in the researcher-participant relationship caused by the transformation from a face-to-face to an online interview (on the Zoom platform during two first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Magdalena Żadkowska+4 more
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Background Studies on the health impacts of being locked in a job are primarily conducted in Western countries, with the theory based on the value of individualism.
Feng-Jen Tsai+2 more
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Well-Being in Education: Modern Theories, Historical Context, Empirical Studies
Nurturing students’ well-being is a significant trend in education. Although the concept is intuitively clear, it is difficult to define.
A.S. Strukova, K.N. Polivanova
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Complexity and the culture of economics: a sociological and inter-disciplinary analysis [PDF]
This paper offers a sociological explanation for why the field of economics has so severely restricted the scope of its analysis to the point where it failed to foresee the financial crises, economic recessions, and other large shifts in economic ...
Hendrik Van den Berg
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Uyghur Turkic Women and Cultural Change: Young Moslem Women Face the Future [PDF]
The culture of the Turkic people now extends from the Mediterranean to Western China. The goal of this investigation is to show the importance of anthropological and sociological theory in investigating the profound changes in the world of Central Asia ...
David Makofsky
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The concept of face, as it is developed by Goffman, has strong conceptual links with the notion of a ‘looking-glass’ self outlined by Adam Smith and developed sociologically by Cooley. It also has links with the Chinese concept of face, which relates to the transfer of social science concepts from one cultural setting to another.
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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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A substantial body of international research argues that the teacher-student relationship is crucial for students’ academic and social-emotional learning. However, microanalytic studies of teachers’ relational competence are rare.
Jonas Aspelin, Anders Eklöf
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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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