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Résumé Cet article trouve sa place au cœur des récents débats en sciences sociales sur le développement d'une perspective cosmopolite. Il met l'accent sur le fait que « polis » est le plus souvent conçu en termes politologiques et propose une perspective supplémentaire de sociologie culturelle urbaine. Les socialités parmi les étrangers en milieu urbain, et plus particulièrement les attractions d'esthétique et d'érotisme, sont importantes. Quant au « cosmos », l'article souligne les idées fondamentales et les atténuements de cosmologies différentes dans les cultures contemporaines, et suggère que la pensée tardive de Heidegger sur le « monde » pourrait être une source d'inspiration fructueuse en tant que cadre pour une analyse. Il soulève la question des dangers et des promesses de constituer une « humanité » commune, indiquant les espaces de traduction réussie et d'attractions parmi les étrangers. Enfin, cet article pose la question de savoir s'il est possible, et souhaitable, par le biais des villes et de l'architecture, de contribuer à l'édification d'une humanité commune possible.

The third field of sociology

It is generally agreed that politics and the economy are essential parts of con¬temporary societies; and indeed, most social social scientists work with topics related to these fields. There is much more debate about the nature of the rest of the social world, and how it should be con¬ceptualized. Some speak of "civil socie¬ty", others of "culture", and yet others of "communication". In this article, a diffe¬rent view is presented of this "third" field, focusing on a vital and materially heavy conglomeration of visual media, city, gender problematics, sexuality, ae¬stheticizing, apparatus of self-analysis, sensitivity and parliamentary complex. The article presents an overview of Bechs studies in this field, as well as of the par¬ticular approaches, methods and style of these studies.

Henning Bech: Evil in Denmark

During the late 19th century, the homosexual emerged as a special sociocultural creation. Since then, he and she have played a significant role as incarnations of evil in the symbolic universes of the modern West. From the 1980s, changes occur, although with various impact in different countries. In Denmark, major groups now live in ways similar to those hitherto considered characteristic of the homosexuals, e.g. in relation to gender performance or sexual mores. Consequently, the homosexual is in the process of vanishing as a popular incarnation of evil. Sexual preference is increasingly experienced in terms of taste. New symbolic incarnations of evil appear, who are experienced as threats to the ways and norms of life in late modern Danish society, among them "Moslem immigrants". The changes are investigated through analyses of fresh qualitative and quantitative data.

Heteronormativitet, homofobi, heterosexisme, normalitet, magt, hegemoni, kontrol, dominans, diskurs, undertrykkelse, udbytning, eksklusion, marginalisering, racisme, sexisme, gynefobi, partiarkat, xenofobi, hierarki, dikotomi, binaritet, destabilisering, dekonstruktion, transgender, eller?