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In: Key issues in sociological theory 4
A Sociological Theory of Postmodernity
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Heft 29, S. 33-46
ISSN: 0725-5136
An outline for a sociological theory of postmodernity is presented that considers it as the fully developed form of modernity, not just an aberrant variant, but a viable, pragmatically, & logically self-contained social condition defined by distinctive features of it own (ie, institutionalized pluralism, variety, ambivalence, & contingency). It is argued that a sociological theory of postmodernity must: refuse the temptation to erect totalizing systems of thought; focus on the habitat in which agency operates; recognize that agents are only partly, if at all, constrained in their pursuit of interests; & show concern for the way that actors self-constitute themselves in the absence of coercive structures & absolute truths. Postmodern ethics & politics are also discussed. It is concluded that to effectively capture the essence of postmodernity, sociology must conceive itself as social & cultural interpreter, rather than social legislator or engineer, which will require a high degree of reflexivity. W. Howard
Watergate and Sociological Theory
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 103-109
ISSN: 0304-2421
Trust: a sociological theory
In: Cambridge cultural social studies