scholarly journals Anthropological Entrapments

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-130
Author(s):  
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Social Process ◽  
The Uncanny

This article develops an argument for ‘entrapment’ as a heuristic of social process. Building on classic and contemporary ethnographies of traps and machine interfaces, the article offers the language of entrapment as an alternative to other idioms of complexity in social theory, such as ‘relations’, ‘entanglements’, and ‘assemblages’. The heuristic appeal of entrapment lies in its ability to kindle modes of description where place and landscape, the obligations of bodies and energies, and the haunting presences of predation and the uncanny remain immanent to social process. Moreover, the work that entrapments do is recursively entangled with anthropology’s own capacity for captivating, capturing, and making compatible further ethnographic descriptions.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Peter E. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Walter Benjamin ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Frankfurt School ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Cultural Criticism ◽  
Max Horkheimer ◽  
Proper Sense ◽  
Religious Theme

Dwelling, in the proper sense, is now impossible. —Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia This book is a meditation on a philosophical and religious theme. In it I explore the problem of secularization, not as a social process, but as a conceptual gesture that appears with some prominence in the writings of three key theorists: Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor W. Adorno. The fact that all three of these writers were affiliates of the Institute for Social Research, the so-called Frankfurt School of social philosophy and cultural criticism, may encourage the impression that they agreed upon a common doctrine, though in fact their differences were often profound. This is especially clear when we examine their distinctive views on secularization, a topic that surely ranks among the more controversial problems in modern social theory. Philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, and historians continue...

Why did they do that? Variability in routine transactions

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Davern ◽  
Carla L. Wilkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reservation System ◽  
Reflective Essay

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a frank reflection on the authors' journey in applying social theory to understand the routine use of a transaction‐processing system in a rich field context.Design/methodology/approachInspired by a perplexing initial observation, the program of research moved quickly from one of more traditional positivist methods (experiments and surveys) to case study research. The case study involved observation and comparative analysis of the routine use of a reservation system across a large franchised accommodation chain.FindingsAs a reflective essay, the key findings relate to the research process itself. The essence of the findings is that applying social theory is itself a social process.Originality/valueThe paper finds that insight can come from understanding the routine use of IT as a social artefact, not just from studying crises or latest innovations.

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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