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THE PROBLEMS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIZING (Problematyka suchasnoho sotsiolohichnoho teoretyzuvannia)

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Kutuev P.
Sotsiolohiia: teoriia, metody, marketyng (Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing)
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2009
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issue 2
144-165
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The textbook chapter is seeking to elucidate the chief trends of contemporary sociological theorizing as well as its principle problematique. Contemporary theorists are defined here as thinkers who have begun their intellectual careers after the death of T.Parsons. The issue of modernity - its origins, developments, and prospects - is identified as the main problem of contemporary sociological theorizing. Thus, the chapter outlines principle approaches to the conceptualization of modernity, while making the distinction among the notions of 'formation of modernity', 'modernization', and 'development'. The chapter discusses the trends of social changes in the 20th century. It also juxtaposes the background assumptions of positivist and post-positivist philosophy of science which serve as an underpinning of the sociological theorizing. The chapter questions traditional Eurocentric interpretation of the global history, while trying to avoid trap of the Orient-centered thinking. The text examines the structure of sociological theorizing on modernity and evaluates its claims to the practical utility.
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SOCIOLOGY: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTEMPORARY TRANSFORMATIONS (the textbook chapter) (Sotsiologia: istorychni vytoky ta suchasni transformatsii)

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Kutuev P.
Sotsiolohiia: teoriia, metody, marketyng (Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing)
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2009
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issue 3
183-206
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The chapter seeks to identify the historical roots of sociological knowledge and its contemporary transformations. The chapter traces the origins of sociology as a separate discipline. Sociology's subject-matter is also discussed. Based on new publications utilizing archival data, the chapter claims that the term 'sociology' was suggested by E. J. Sieyes (1749-1836) in his manuscript circa 1780. The chapter makes extensive use of M. Weber's insights into the nature of sociology as an empirical discipline ordering the chaotic universe according to ultimate values of a researcher. The chapter also advocates the centrality of classical thinkers and their texts for the discourse of contemporary sociology. The chapter suggests I. Lakatos' methodology of research programs as a tool for grasping the evolution of sociological knowledge. The text discusses how sociology was transforming under the impact of global social transformations, while contributing to them. The sources of sociology's original Eurocentrism are identified. The chapter also discusses the tasks of sociology today and outlines the prospects of its development.
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