Fletcher The Person in the Sight of Sociology (RLE Social Theory)

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-65147-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 106 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory

Sociology is about society, but what about people? The person in the sight of sociology is all too often a matchstick being. In this original and stimulating book the person is characterized by what is inherent in a social being, and the result is a rich narrative, the story of the person told through events in life. The author holds that for sociological purposes, the person must be seen as perfect: perfectible, perfecting and perfect. He outlines the ‘trialectical’ nature of such a theory, offers a test of it in the making of madness and claims that such a change in vision is appropriate for the sociologist’s critical engagement in the world. It may be claimed that Colin Fletcher has created a new realm of theorizing and a piece of literature for sociology. And, perhaps as important, the reader may catch the rare experience of being spoken with as a person by another person.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fletcher, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Sighting the Person 2. A Theory of the Person 3. The Cup of Constants 4. The Plain of Contradictions 5. The Wheel of the Life-Cycle 6. Some Thoughts Which May Be Obvious 7. Sociology in the Light of the Person