Sociology through Relation Theoretical Assessments from the French Tradition
This book delivers a top-down understanding of relation as a macro-phenomenon in society. This understanding rests on the reconstruction of an ongoing debate in the French tradition about the purpose of a relational perspective in sociology and the social sciences. Christian Papilloud analyzes the c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. Sociology through Relation and Relational Sociology
- 2. Solidarity. Emile Durkheim, Gaston Richard, and Social Cohesion
- 3. Contact. Gaston Richard and Marcel Mauss on Sacrifice and Magic
- 4. Position. Marcel Mauss and Pierre Bourdieu on Gift, Interest, and the Mobilisation of Actors
- 5. Mediations. Pierre Bourdieu and Bruno Latour on Objects, Institution, and Legitimisation
- 6. Reciprocity. Bruno Latour and Emile Durkheim on Reciprocity and Control
- 7. Conclusion. The Prospect of a Sociological Theory through Relation