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What is Human Society? It is a Feeling Society: A Response to Gane and Scott
In: Sociological research online, Band 10, Heft 4, S. 45-50
ISSN: 1360-7804
Towards an Emotionally Conscious Social Theory
In: Sociological research online, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 81-95
ISSN: 1360-7804
This article attempts to contribute to the on-going discussion regarding the 'future of sociology and social theory' by suggesting that classical and contemporary social theories have yet to provide satisfactory accounts of the emotional components of human society. Following a discussion of how emotions have been downplayed in classical and contemporary theory, evidence is presented in support of a sociology that would include the study of emotions as part of broader studies of the social. A central proposition of this article is that the harmonization of studies of 'micro' and 'macro' realities would facilitate the development of a systems theory that neither excludes diversity nor minimizes the immutable emotional needs of individuals and their social systems. In support of the above argument, the author presents some new evidence pointing to the primacy of the human emotions across cultural boundaries.
Moral Tensions Between Western and Islamic Cultures: The Need for Additional Sociological Studies of Dissonance in the Wake of September 11
In: Sociological research online, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 25-30
ISSN: 1360-7804
This article suggests that, in the wake of the events of September 11th, it would be an error for sociologists and political analysts to concentrate on revisions of economic and political theory while not paying equal attention to the moral tensions between Islamic and Western cultures. It proposes that economic and geopolitical research be expanded to include bilateral studies of Western and Islamic conceptions of morality and standards of right and wrong. The argument is based on the proposition that certain Western liberal attitudes threaten Islamic peoples' commitment to the traditional family, thereby delaying conflict resolution and providing terrorists with additional venues for "justifying" their acts.
Reviews: Arpena S. Mesrobian, Like One Family: The Armenians of Syracuse
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 760-761
ISSN: 1369-183X