Social Theory and Human Geography

1994 ◽  
pp. 78-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Human Geography

On the Determination of Social Action in Space and Time

1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
N J Thrift
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Crucial Element ◽  
Preliminary Attempt ◽  
Space And Time

This paper is a preliminary attempt to work out what a nonfunctionalist social theory which still retains the crucial element of determination would look like. The paper is therefore arranged in the following way. A general synoptic overview of modern social theory leads to a consideration of the four major concerns of what I will call the structurationist ‘school’. I will argue that these four concerns are crucial to any nonfunctionalist Marxist social theory which must take into account not only ‘compositional’ determinations but also the ‘contextual’ determinations involved in the constitution of subjectivity. In the final section of the paper I outline a programme which is intended to show what this social theory might look like when extended to the smaller scale and to the consideration of unique events. The concerns of human geographers are integral to this programme, and this programme is integral to the concerns of human geography.

scholarly journals Castells’s “Network Society Theory” to Human Geography —Analysis and Comparison Based on Chinese and Foreign Quotations

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Tang ◽  
Feng Zhen ◽  
Xia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Spatial Form ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Theory Point ◽  
Local Space ◽  
Knowledge Contribution

Based on 898 English documents and 363 Chinese documents citing the Rising of Network Society, it studied that the knowledge contribution of citation content analysis and citation context analysis methods, and the knowledge contribution of Chinese and foreign quotations to human geography. The study found that “mobile space” is the most quoted theoretical view in domestic and foreign literature, and the proportion of domestic research is significantly higher than foreign research; the focus of domestic and foreign research focuses on the external spatial form and its transformation, while foreign research pays more attention on the internal spatial dynamics of network society and three types of knowledge contributions, reflecting the influence of “network social theory” on human geography. Among them, critical references reveal the shortcomings of “network social theory” point out the abstraction of “spatial duality” the importance of local space, and the limitations of research data, methods, and time background, which provides new enlightenment for the future application and innovation of “network social theory” in the field of human geography.

Accent Policy and Accent Modification Enterprises as Potential Indicators of Intercultural Power Relations: A Call for an Updated Research Agenda

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brynne D. Ovalle ◽  
Rahul Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Cultural Organization ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article has two purposes: (a) to examine the relationship between intercultural power relations and the widespread practice of accent discrimination and (b) to underscore the ramifications of accent discrimination both for the individual and for global society as a whole. First, authors review social theory regarding language and group identity construction, and then go on to integrate more current studies linking accent bias to sociocultural variables. Authors discuss three examples of intercultural accent discrimination in order to illustrate how this link manifests itself in the broader context of international relations (i.e., how accent discrimination is generated in situations of unequal power) and, using a review of current research, assess the consequences of accent discrimination for the individual. Finally, the article highlights the impact that linguistic discrimination is having on linguistic diversity globally, partially using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partially by offering a potential context for interpreting the emergence of practices that seek to reduce or modify speaker accents.

Social Theory and Religion

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Beckford
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory

Capitalism and Modern Social Theory

1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Giddens
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory
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