Theories of Society: Foundations of Modern Sociological Theory.

Gross, Llewellyn; Parsons, Talcott; Shils, Edward; Naegele, Kaspar D.; Pitts, Jesse R.

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“…The theory of societal evolution was based on the scientific developments by Keller A.G. (1915), Sorokin P.A. (1962), Sumner W. (1959) and Parsons T. (1965).…”

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Societal Consequences of Modern Hybrid Warfare in Political-Economic and Institutional Discourse

Grytsenko,

Burlai,

Borzenko

2023

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Object: to reveal the features of the societal approach to the study of the modern hybrid war consequences, a striking example of which is the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, based on the study of the reflection of changes in social reality in the unity of political-economic, sociological and institutional discourses. Methods: ascension from the abstract to the concrete; dialectical; logical-historical; fractal method of institutional economics; structural-functional and world-systems analysis. Findings: the current Russian-Ukrainian war has clear signs of a modern hybrid war generated by the globallocal hybrid system “peace — war” and combines a whole complex of means: military-political, economic, cybernetic, etc. On the basis of the combination of political-economic, sociological (in a broad sense) and institutional discourses, it is substantiated that the main components of the “peace — war” hybrid system from the point of view of the societal relations transformation are: armed-military, financial-economic and informational-spiritual components. It is shown that through the channels of world perception and positioning they lead to changes in behavioural patterns, through which the response of the actors is carried out, changing the already changing reality. This leads to the closure of changes in social reality through the behaviour of subjects on themselves, gives integrity and acceleration to societal processes. Conclusions: the feature of the societal approach is revealed only on the basis of a combination of politicaleconomic (which opens up the possibility of tracing chains of cause-and-effect relationships), sociological in a broad sense (allowing you to look at society as a whole in the unity of its components and measure them) and institutional (giving the key to understanding changes in rules and norms of social life) approaches. This feature consists, in contrast to the social approach (fixing the structural and functional structure of social reality), in the study of social transformations, which actualizes the problems of interaction and reflexivity of social structures and functions. In the conditions of martial law, the role of the trust institution as a defining and integral construct of the socio-economic system’s institutional architectonics, embodied both in trust in the state and power structures, and in trust in new institutions born of hybrid war. The societal approach opens up the possibility of a new look at the problems of the Ukrainian post-war reconstruction, taking into account both the objective logic of social transformations and the need to increase social activity in institutional transformations that involve the formation of a new development model in the European socio-economic space.

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“…The theory of societal evolution was based on the scientific developments by Keller A.G. (1915), Sorokin P.A. (1962), Sumner W. (1959) and Parsons T. (1965).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• this situation has actualized the study of, on the one hand, the organizational aspects of life and interaction of social structures (A. Keller (1915), W. Sumner (1959), on the other hand, the integrity of the social system (P. Sorokin (1962); T. Parsons (1965));…”

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Societal Consequences of Modern Hybrid Warfare in Political-Economic and Institutional Discourse

Grytsenko,

Burlai,

Borzenko

2023

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“…One other joint publication, namely Theories of Society (Parsons et al, 1961), would follow. It was also planned for in the early 1950s, but was much longer in the making.…”

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“…Not unimportantly, he collaborated with Talcott Parsons in Harvard on the articulation of a basic framework for an ambitious 'general' theory of action, became co-editor of Toward a General Theory of Action (Parsons & Shils, 1951) and co-author/editor of two successors, viz. the first and eventually only volume of Working Papers in the Theory of Action (Parsons et al, 1953) and the two-volume textbook Theories of Society (Parsons et al, 1961). In this sense, Shils was a central actor in the developments that took place in sociology in the mid-twentieth century.…”

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Making a Career in Academia: The Case of Edward Shils and Mid-Twentieth Century Sociology

Vanderstraeten

2022

Am Soc

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This paper analyses, on the basis of the available archival documents, the early career of Edward A. Shils (1910-1995, especially in the period around 1950, as well as the changing expectations in the field of sociology in this period more generally. It starts with an overview of Shils' translations of German texts, especially of Karl Mannheim and Max Weber, and the way in which he benefited from the growing reputational standing of these authors. The focus next shifts to Shils' transatlantic presence, at both the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics, and the choices he made in this regard. Afterwards we look at his work with Talcott Parsons at Harvard University and the successful last-minute claim to the co-editorship of Toward a General Theory of Action. In the concluding section, it is emphasized that Shils was captivated by the perception of his own life and that of others in terms of a career trajectory -with its specific successes and failures.

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“…Para Parsons (1961) la cohesión social depende de la correcta correspondencia entre los procesos de asignación de recursos (distribución de personas, bienes materiales y gratificaciones simbólicas) y la integración (distribución de valores y normas) de dichos procesos distributivos. Esto significa que cada individuo que desempeñe un rol social, y por tanto ocupe un espacio en la estructura social, tiene acceso al conjunto de bienes y recompensas asignados a la posición social ocupada.…”

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¿A quién pertenece la ciudad? movilización, espacio público, tejido social y bienestar

Charles-Arenas

Gutiérrez-Guerrero

Giorgi

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Este estudio se deriva de los primeros análisis logrados en el marco de colaboración académica entre la Dirección General de Desarrollo Urbano y el Tecnológico de Monterrey campus León, el cual tiene como objetivo crear proyectos académicos que generen cambios urbanos concretos. Como resultado de estos análisis, encontramos que la movilidad es un asunto de suma importancia para la ciudad de León, así como la privatización y abandono del espacio público. Estudios realizados por el Instituto Municipal de Planeación y la Dirección General de Desarrollo Urbano muestran que el uso del automóvil en León ha fraccionado la ciudad considerablemente. El objetivo principal de este artículo es el de analizar y discutir el rol que tienen la privatización del espacio público, en particular el acceso a la calle en la movilidad, el tejido social y el bienestar de los habitantes de la ciudad. Este estudio se realizó en la zona norte de la ciudad, analizando la capacidad de movilidad que se encuentra en esta zona. Nos dimos cuenta de que una tercera parte del territorio que conforma esta zona se ha privatizado, careciendo de espacios públicos tan básicos como lo son las calles y accesos. Consideramos que la tendencia de privatización del espacio, el fraccionar el territorio nos lleva a tener que utilizar excesivamente el automóvil, nos hace perder el tejido urbano, inhibiendo la cohesión social.

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Theories of Society: Foundations of Modern Sociological Theory.

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Societal Consequences of Modern Hybrid Warfare in Political-Economic and Institutional Discourse

Societal Consequences of Modern Hybrid Warfare in Political-Economic and Institutional Discourse

Making a Career in Academia: The Case of Edward Shils and Mid-Twentieth Century Sociology

¿A quién pertenece la ciudad? movilización, espacio público, tejido social y bienestar

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