From Habits to Social Structures
Pragmatism and Contemporary Social Theory
Seiten
2011
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-61574-4 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-61574-4 (ISBN)
Pragmatism has experienced a renaissance in social theory in recent years. This is no wonder since the so-called classical pragmatists, especially John Dewey and George Herbert Mead, outlined a highly original theory of social life. This book builds on pragmatist ideas and argues that social structures are first and foremost based on habitualized action. Thus, the insights of Dewey and Mead have profound implications for the way in which we think about many of the fundamental issues in social theory. These insights are discussed, for example, in relation to contemporary debates on the nature of intersubjectivity, institutions, the public and Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus. The book shows that pragmatism offers a naturalist, action-centered way of conceptualizing culture and social structures.
Antti Gronow is a researcher at the Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki (Finland). His main research areas are social theory, pragmatism, social cognition, and social representations.
Contents: Action and social structures - Pragmatism: A very brief history - How many pragmatisms? - Unnecessary representations? - Language - Meaning and evolution - Pragmatism and science - The concept of habit - Mead and intersubjectivity - Institutionalization as habitualization - Habitus and habits - Pragmatism and social philosophy.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.3.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Sociology: Symbols, Theory and Society ; 7 |
| Verlagsort | Frankfurt a.M. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 310 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Antti • capabilities • Contemporary • Elzbieta • from • George Herbert Mead • Gronow • Habits • Habitualization • Halas • Institution theories • John Dewey • Juhani • Pragmatism • Social • Structures • theory |
| ISBN-10 | 3-631-61574-4 / 3631615744 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-631-61574-4 / 9783631615744 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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