Shakespeare, Reciprocity and Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
John Drakakis
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Order ◽  
World History ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Romeo And Juliet ◽  
Human Psychology ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
The Social

In his book The Structure of World History (2014) Kojin Karatani has argued that too little attention has been paid in Marxist historiography to the issue of ‘exchange’. In a number of Shakespearean texts ‘exchange’ and ‘reciprocity’ are of vital importance in sustaining social cohesion; in Romeo and Juliet, for example, radical disruptions of patterns of reciprocity and exchange expose an ambivalence that, in certain critical circumstances, inheres in language itself. The disruption that results from the perversion of these values is felt at every level of the social order, but particularly in the sphere of the ‘economic’, where money and trade become metaphors for the disturbance of the relation between language and action, word and object. This disruption is represented as a product of ‘nature’ but it also becomes a feature of a historically over-determined human psychology, and leads to a critical examination of different forms of government and social organization.

scholarly journals Threatening the Social Order

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-249
Author(s):  
Ana Ivasiuc
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Contemporary Context

One of the most productive loci for the analysis of the security – morality nexus is the making of security laws and norms which reveals the ways in which the social order is perceived to be under threat. This article argues for a critical examination of the moralities underlying the security paradigm, or else ‘the securitarian moral assemblage’, through the example of how the Roma are targeted by security laws, decrees, and measures in Rome. Moral values underpinning the social order become particularly visible in security laws, as these laws betray that which requires enhanced protection, and what is seen to produce the existential danger that jeopardizes the status quo. Taking a closer look at the practices that are framed as morally dubious and increasingly repressed and controlled helps us make sense of the moral underpinnings that serve the reproduction of a social order presaged upon exacerbated consumption and the production of inequalities. Such an approach goes beyond merely illuminating the dynamics of exclusion grounded in the racialization and discrimination to which the Roma are undoubtedly subjected. It establishes a link between the explosion of security narratives, practices, and measures, and the larger contemporary context of capitalism and the current protracted crisis that it has engendered.

scholarly journals From History of the World to the World—A Reflection on Establishing a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. p39
Author(s):  
Sang Yanhai
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Social Order ◽  
World History ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Real ◽  
Chinese Traditional Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Theoretical Significance ◽  
History Of

Nowadays the world is still in a state of anarchy and the real political meaning of “world” does not truly exist. In this sense, the design of establishing a community with a shared future for mankind is a great innovation of theory, which, theoretically, has the significance of breaking through the world history and reconstructing the social order of the real “world”. The logical deduction of “family-country-world” in Chinese traditional culture is of great theoretical significance for the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

A conceptual exploration of moral space

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Hans Boutellier
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Human Diversity ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Moral Space ◽  
The Social

This introductory chapter elaborates on the relation between social organization and morality. It discusses the emergence of a network society, the secular condition, superdiversity, individualized morality and the dominance of the security issue. It argues that Western societies can be characterized with three words: complexity without direction. With digitalization as a driving force, the social order of our times has completely changed compared to the ideologically organized world of some decades ago. Morality is no longer a ‘natural’, but must be understood as emerging from the ethical and normative buzz that arises from an improvising society. This emerging morality is fuelled by inspiring stories, moments of ‘fullness’ (i.e., moral or spiritual feelings), and practices under the condition of the rule of law that respect human diversity and put clear boundaries on subversive actions.

Social Cohesion Strengthens Social Ties among University Students in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Khairol Anuar Kamri ◽  
Aizathul Hani Abd Hamid ◽  
Ummi Munirah Syuhada Mohamad Zan ◽  
Azlina Abdullah ◽  
Faridah Jalil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social History ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Study Finding ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
The Social

The pattern of ethnic relations and religion among university students is always the focus of understanding Malaysian unity and ethnic relation. This study explores the study of unity by recalling the concept of solidarity put forward by Durkheim. Unity as the main concept needs to be reinterpreted by studying the social realities and social history in Malaysia. Unity happens in the long life of harmony since the 1969 ethnic riots until now, but Malaysia still faces social tensions and fights between ethnic and religious in society. Unity is still considered fragile and just a dream. The concept of social cohesion is expressed as a social phenomenon that needs to be studied as the atmosphere is harmonious but colored with social tension. The multi-culture of Malaysian come from its relationship with east civilization before pre-colonial and the British colonization. The differences between ethnicity and religion in social order cause tension and conflict among the groups. Yet development in the last four decades has changed the social landscape where multi-ethnic societies have turned into a socially diverse society. University students are targeted as respondents in understanding the concepts and patterns of social cohesion among them. Studies show that social cohesion among students is developed. The dimension and item analysis show that there are ethnic and religious differences, but the differences are relatively small. It is suggested that follow-up studies in identifying the form and understanding of the relationship of social cohesion on campus should be conducted through qualitative and ethnographic research design in obtaining data to strengthen ethnic relations in the university. Input from this follow-up study finding will strengthen social cohesion among students that can help governance and university development is well managed by identifying the social gap.

The Social Order Yields to Functional Analysis

1958 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 158-160
Author(s):  
LAWRENCE SCHLESINGER
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Social Order ◽  
The Social
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