II. Historical and Sociological Background of Migrant Ethnicity in Kano [PDF]
Eghosa E. Osaghae
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Sociology and the diagnosis of the times or: the reflexivity of modernity [PDF]
The present essay is the revised version of a talk given at the meeting of the German Sociological Association (DGS) on 'Social Theory and Social Practice', which was held on 16-18 February 1989 in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at the ...
Lichtblau, Klaus
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Reflections on Method in Interwar American Sociology [PDF]
The article provides a historical contextualization of the debates on theory and method within interwar American sociology. This period is often portrayed as the “golden” age of empirical inquiry resulting in proliferation of methodological orientations.
Balon, Jan
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Explanation in Historical Sociology: Narrative, General Theory, and Historically Specific Theory [PDF]
Craig Calhoun
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Book review: sport: a critical sociology by Richard Giulianotti [PDF]
In the second edition of Sport: A Critical Sociology, Richard Giulianotti brings social theory to bear upon the world of sport, drawing on scholars including Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx, Michel Foucault and Theodor Adorno.
Bhandari, Avash
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Introduction: The Interpretation of Cultures at Fifty
Introducing the symposium “The Interpretation of Cultures at Fifty,” editors Andrea Cossu and Matteo Bortolini reflect on the dynamics of the iconicization of texts and the paradoxical quality of so-called “classics”: their being present while being ...
Andrea Cossu, Matteo Bortolini
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Beyond the market-institutions dichotomy: The institutionalism of Douglass C. North in response to Karl Polanyi's challenge [PDF]
On the basis of the "challenge" North [1997 (1977)] identified in the works of Polanyi, we propose to outline the originality of North's institutionalism, especially in comparison with "new institutionalism" in economics as well as in sociology. Far from
Caroline Vincensini, Claude Didry
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Introduction: preliminary reflections on the legacy of Pierre Bourdieu [PDF]
Book synopsis: Pierre Bourdieu is widely regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of his generation, and yet the reception of his work in different cultural contexts and academic disciplines has been varied and uneven.
Susen, Simon, Turner, B.S.
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Contributions to the sociology of law : a critical reading of Marx and Weber : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology, Massey University [PDF]
The purpose of this thesis is to aid the process of uderstanding the sociology of law - what it has been and what it can be. It is most important to consider to what extent can law and sociology contribute in the real human struggle for economic, social ...
Romero, Maria Isabel Hernandez de
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Sociology and history in the work of Mirko Kosić: Eight decades later [PDF]
This work is focused on examining the relationship between two sciences-namely sociology and history. Although the latter can be treated in various ways, it is perceived through the lenses of the sociological work of Mirko M. Kosić. This view is outlined
Jovanović Ivan M.
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