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Sociological Deconstructions I: Critiquing Medical Autonomy and Altruism
2012This chapter focuses on the development of the sociological study of the professions and professional regulation. It discusses how during the first part of the twentieth century functionalist sociologists focused on the altruistic ethos which arguably underpins professional occupations such as law and medicine. Here, the chapter notes how possession of
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Sociological Deconstruction and Reconstruction: Mediation of Opposites by Interpenetration
2014Abstract Purpose The paper argues for a comprehensive method of sociological deconstruction and reconstruction that includes: (i) de-subjectifying interpretation, (ii) re-subjectifying explanation, (iii) de-objectifying understanding, and (iv) re-objectifying conceptualization.
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The Orphans’ Revenge Sociological Deconstruction at the Crossroads
1992Tick tock. Tick tock. I find myself spinning uncertain how to proceed. My eyes/“I”s cross-circuit through the screen that becomes me and I buy a lot and give a little. Repeatedly.
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Teaching Sociology, 2019
The sociological imagination is a core component of all introductory sociology courses. A main focus of this perspective is how social forces are related to individual lives. Undergraduates are often socialized to rely on individualistic explanations of public issues. These explanations often blame, dehumanize, and other the victim, thereby inhibiting
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The sociological imagination is a core component of all introductory sociology courses. A main focus of this perspective is how social forces are related to individual lives. Undergraduates are often socialized to rely on individualistic explanations of public issues. These explanations often blame, dehumanize, and other the victim, thereby inhibiting
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The Sociological Quarterly, 1993
Contrasting Dorothy Smith's critique of sociological discourse with one proposed by post-structural feminists, I argue that Smith's standpoint epistemology based on women's experiences, although an important contribution, is limited as a critique of sociological discourse.
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Contrasting Dorothy Smith's critique of sociological discourse with one proposed by post-structural feminists, I argue that Smith's standpoint epistemology based on women's experiences, although an important contribution, is limited as a critique of sociological discourse.
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Deconstructing the closet: A sociological reading of Tendai Huchu’s novel,The Hairdresser of Harare
South African Review of Sociology, 2016In Zimbabwe, minority sexualities remain largely concealed or closeted due to the combined effect of religious fervour, homophobia and conservative traditional beliefs.
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Constructing/deconstructing the enemy: a sociological perspective
2005Understanding the collective processes through which the enemy is constructed will aid us in comprehending the social-cultural preconditions of collective violence, ie, the behavioural mechanisms upon which the conscious and calculated violation of human life depens, either in the form of the execution of an individual on the slaughter of millions ...
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The Co‐Construction and Co‐Deconstruction of Childhood and Sociology
Sociological ForumABSTRACT Sociology and childhood are co‐constructed. The social construction of childhood was integral to the social processes that gave rise to sociology, involving a growth of social reflexivity—and also, therefore, a more conscious social control—in the emergence of the disciplinary society.
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Toward a Sociological Deconstruction of Social Problems
Social Problems, 1985openaire +1 more source