Art, Social Action and Social Change

Author(s):  
Michael Murray
Keyword(s):  
Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josué Antonio Nescolarde-Selva ◽  
Hugh Gash ◽  
Jose-Luis Usó-Domenech

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the unintended consequences of actions as one of the central and constituent elements of sociological theory and long debated in the history of sociology. This question has been treated under varying sociological terminologies, including, providence, social forces, social paradoxes, heterogeneity of ends, immanent causality and the principle of emergency. Design/methodology/approach This paper is concerned with “adverse effects”. The thematic contexts of “unintended consequences of social action” the authors wish to focus attention on are specific types of consequences which may merit the adjective “adverse”. Findings The analysis of the intentions of our actions and their unwanted or foreseen consequences allows us to understand how societies work. Many historical facts are probably “unintentional.” But, most continuous or changing life forms must be interpreted as a mixture of intentional (social reproduction) and unintentional consequences (social change). Originality/value This paper focuses on four points of view: the object of sociology, the problems of order and social change, the methodological status of the discipline and the nature of social explanation, and mathematical theory. Four classifications of unintended consequences are formulated from the works of Boudon, Baert and Ramos, as well as the authors.


1972 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
David Hallowitz

The conviction is expressed that casework, despite the trend to diminish its role and value, is a valid method compatible with social planning and social action


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-131
Author(s):  
Heather M. Sloane

In this article, I analyze self-disclosure in autoethnography and the various degrees of risk experienced by researchers based on social position. I use autoethnography to consider the possibility of researcher empathy that relies on sensory connection between self and other. I use my personal experience with car accidents to analyze cultures of empathy and caregiving. Connections among self-disclosure, empathy, and social action are explored. In autoethnography, the researcher takes on the risk of being subject as well as observer and self-discloses personal information as a way to make clear possible bias and awareness of the partial and political aspects of research observation. I use autoethnography to consider the political hope of feminist research to raise consciousness of injustice and encourage new emotional awareness (empathy) on the part of the community as catalyst for social change.


2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOAN BERZOFF

This article examines narratives of grief and loss and how, under the best of circumstances, they may lead to transformation and growth, even contributing to the greater social good. Using psychodynamic and narrative theories, and examples drawn from mourners who have used their grief in powerful and political ways, I make the case that even grief that has been highly appropriated and contested, as in the case of Terri Schiavo, may ultimately serve important functions. Grief may mobilize mourners by helping them to turn passivity into activity. Grief may mobilize higher-level defenses such as altruism. Grief and loss may lead to a mourner's desire to do for others what was not done for him or her. A necessary part of turning grief into social action is the creation of a coherent grief narrative—first personal and then political. This coherent narrative can be developed using clinical interventions as well. Hence I discuss the clinical implications of helping those who are grieving to create coherent narratives out of shattered assumptions in a process of personal and social change.


Author(s):  
Gary D. Malaney ◽  
Joseph B. Berger

As the country's racial/ethnic minority representation increases, colleges and universities have increasingly sought to diversify their enrollments in order to better prepare all students to live and work in a diverse democracy. However, diversification may negatively affect campus climate and undergraduate peer relations leading to both increased racial tensions and to lower levels of satisfaction and retention for both minority and majority students. This study examined the effects of students' entry characteristics, pre-college environments, and pre-college activities on 3 democratic outcomes that serve as potential indicators of new undergraduate students' readiness to positively engage with diversity: social change self-efficacy, social action engagement, and social leadership skills. Data were collected from 1 of 10 public universities that participated in a 2001 national study that investigated how diversity helps shape students' attitudes and beliefs. The results indicate that students who are more engaged with diversity prior to college are more likely to perceive themselves as ready to proactively engage with diversity as college students.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-49
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fauzi

Abstract: This research, praxis aims to describe and interpret various roles and social contributions of the kiai to victims of Dimas Kanjeng in Probolinggo. Sociologically, the existence of kiai in the midst of society occupies the most strategic position, even all forms of social action and advice are used as references and legitimacy for various social problems. Therefore, the presence of the kiai is understood as a pioneer of change in both the religious, moral, social and cultural fields of all domestic and social domestication (social and cultural domestication), especially for victims of Dimas Kanjeng. In this context, the existence of the kiai is an important part in providing enlightenment to overcome various problems that are happening, as a form of social change for victims of Dimas Kanjeng. Thus, to interpret and interpret the roles and social actions of the kiai, the researcher uses Pierre Bourdieu's social practice theory, between Habitus x Modal + Domain = Practice, with a qualitative approach and type of case study research. In praxis, this study produced several findings, including; 1) the presence of kiai and pesantren basically cannot be separated from scientific genealogy which is built through the Koran and al-Hadith, as core beliefs and core values, so that it becomes a social capital of the kiai (social capital) to practice social (social practice) and bring about changes in both the religious, moral and social fields, by transmitting universal religious values (kaffah), the view is expected to influence and inspire the thinking and social behavior of the community, especially for victims of Dimas Kanjeng, to shape individual piety and social piety; 2) the kiai's approach to social change, including; cultural approach, through a process of guidance regarding understanding Islamic teachings; a cultural approach, the involvement of the kiai in various socio-religious organizations becomes the main capital to influence the thinking and social behavior of other individuals; 3) various social contributions of the kiai include several aspects; kiai as social change, social cohesion, social harmonization; purification of the soul (tazkiyyat al-nafs) and moral fortifications in maintaining social integrity. الملخص: يهدف هذا البحث العملي إلى وصف وتفسير الأدوار والمساهمات الاجتماعية المختلفة للشيوخ / العلماء لضحايا ديماس كانجينج في بروبولينجو. من الناحية الاجتماعية ، يحتل وجود العلماء / الشيخ في وسط المجتمع المكان الأكثر استراتيجية ، حتى يتم استخدام جميع أشكال العمل الاجتماعي والمشورة كمراجع وشرعية لمختلف المشاكل الاجتماعية. لذلك ، يُفهم وجود العلماء / الشيخ على أنه رائد التغيير في كل من المجالات الدينية والأخلاقية والاجتماعية والثقافية لجميع التدجين الاجتماعي والثقافي ، وخاصة بالنسبة لضحايا ديماس كانجينج. في هذا السياق ، يعد وجود العلماء / الشيخ جزءًا مهمًا في توفير التنوير للتغلب على المشكلات المختلفة التي تحدث ، كشكل من أشكال التغيير الاجتماعي لضحايا ديماس كانجينج. وبالتالي ، لتفسير الأدوار والإجراءات الاجتماعية للعلماء / الشيخ ، يستخدم الباحث نظرية الممارسة الاجتماعية لبيير بورديو ، بين habitus x modal + domain = Practice، مع نهج نوعي ونوع من أبحاث دراسة الحالة.  في الممارسة ، أنتجت هذه الدراسة العديد من النتائج ، بما في ذلك ؛ 1) لا يمكن فصل وجود العلماء والشيوخ والبيزنرة في الأساس عن علم الأنساب المبني من خلال القرآن والحديث ، كمعتقدات وقيم أساسية ، بحيث يصبح رأس المال الاجتماعي للكيي لتنفيذ الممارسات الاجتماعية وإحداث التغيير في المجال الديني ، من الناحية الأخلاقية والاجتماعية ، من خلال نقل القيم الدينية العالمية (الكفة) ، من المتوقع أن تكون هذه النظرة قادرة على التأثير وإلهام الفكر والسلوك الاجتماعي ، وخاصة لضحايا ديماس كانجينج ، لتشكيل التقوى الفردية والتقوى الاجتماعية ؛ 2) نهج العلماء / الشيخ في إحداث تغييرات اجتماعية ، بما في ذلك ؛ النهج الثقافي ، من خلال عملية الإرشاد بشأن فهم التعاليم الإسلامية ؛ من خلال نهج ثقافي ، تصبح مشاركة الكيان في مختلف المنظمات الاجتماعية الدينية هي العاصمة الرئيسية للتأثير على التفكير والسلوك الاجتماعي للأفراد الآخرين ؛ 3) تشمل المساهمات الاجتماعية المختلفة للشيوخ عدة جوانب ؛ العلماء / الشيخ كتغيير اجتماعي وتماسك اجتماعي ومواءمة اجتماعية ؛ تطهير الروح (تزكية النفس) والتحصينات الأخلاقية في الحفاظ على النزاهة الاجتماعية. Abstrak: Penelitian ini praksis bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menginterpretasikan berbagai peran dan kontribusi sosial kyai kepada para korban Dimas Kanjeng di Probolinggo. Secara sosiologis, keberadaan kiai di tengah-tengah masyarakat menempati posisi paling strategis, bahkan semua bentuk aksi dan saran sosial digunakan sebagai referensi dan legitimasi untuk berbagai masalah sosial. Oleh karena itu, kehadiran kiai dipahami sebagai pelopor perubahan baik dalam bidang agama, moral, sosial dan budaya dari semua domestik dan sosial domestikasi (sosial dan budaya domestikasi), terutama untuk para korban Dimas Kanjeng. Dalam konteks ini, keberadaan kiai merupakan bagian penting dalam memberikan pencerahan untuk mengatasi berbagai masalah yang sedang terjadi, sebagai bentuk perubahan sosial bagi para korban Dimas Kanjeng. Dengan demikian, untuk menafsirkan dan menafsirkan peran dan tindakan sosial kiai, peneliti menggunakan teori praktik sosial Pierre Bourdieu, antara Habitus x Modal + Domain = Praktek, dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan jenis penelitian studi kasus. Dalam praksis, penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa temuan, termasuk; 1) kehadiran kyai dan pesantren pada dasarnya tidak dapat dilepaskan dari silsilah ilmiah yang dibangun melalui Alquran dan al-Hadis, sebagai keyakinan inti dan nilai-nilai inti, sehingga menjadi modal sosial kiai (modal sosial) untuk mempraktikkan sosial (praktik sosial) dan membawa perubahan baik dalam bidang agama, moral dan sosial, dengan mentransmisikan nilai-nilai agama universal (kaffah), pandangan ini diharapkan dapat mempengaruhi dan menginspirasi pemikiran dan perilaku sosial masyarakat, terutama bagi para korban Dimas Kanjeng, untuk membentuk kesalehan individu dan kesalehan sosial; 2) pendekatan kiai terhadap perubahan sosial, termasuk; pendekatan budaya, melalui proses bimbingan tentang memahami ajaran Islam; pendekatan budaya, keterlibatan kiai dalam berbagai organisasi sosial keagamaan menjadi modal utama untuk mempengaruhi pemikiran dan perilaku sosial individu lain; 3) berbagai kontribusi sosial kiai mencakup beberapa aspek; kyai sebagai perubahan sosial, kohesi sosial, harmonisasi sosial; pemurnian jiwa (tazkiyyat al-nafs) dan benteng moral dalam menjaga integritas sosial.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Julianne Burgess

Rebecca Solnit's book makes the case for hope as a commitment to social action in an uncertain world. The author draws from her own history of activism and her study of environmental, political and cultural history, to shine a light on long forgotten transformative victories. Solnit argues that we are living in a time of exciting, unprecedented social change.


2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Joachim Schubert

AbstractSocial order and social change is based on social action. All sociological theories of action agree on this assumption. Beyond that insight action theories disagree on basic notions of how action can be explained, on basic principles clarifying the selection of action and on basic motivations of action as starting point to construct theories of social order and social change. Contemporary sociology accepts the multidimensionality of theoretical approaches. Open are questions of how action theories can be differentiated, related or combined to offer analytical instruments for empirical research. The idea this essay brings forward is that the classical dualism between utilitarism (homo oeconomicus) and normativism (homo sociologicus) is transcended in support of action theories concentrating on the meaning of culture (cultural turn), communication (linguistic turn), and on creativity (dialogical turn). Integrated as a new typology these five action theories provide an analytical framework to research social order and social conflicts of modern societies.


Author(s):  
Joseph Bien

In this paper I wish to examine the position of Camus regarding social change, namely his concepts of rebellion and revolution. I in no way question his well-deserved status as a major twentieth-century French writer, nor do I wish to suggest that he may have been someone caught in a Sartrean notion of 'bad faith.' I am concerned with what one might call his theory of social action. I do wish to assert that Camus was a good man who seriously wrestled with the events of his time. Yet his claims on behalf of suffering humanity, while honest, are not sufficient when faced with complex social issues. That his move toward the right that today might well be taken for a supposed liberalism was undoubtedly bound up with his continued misunderstanding of the dialectic of history.


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