Sociology in Post-Normal Times - Charles Thorpe

Sociology in Post-Normal Times

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Buch | Softcover
314 Seiten
2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2599-1 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
The author contends that sociology, the science of social reform, is tied to the modern project of creating normalcy. This project is not viable in post-normal times brought on by Covid-19 and climate change. Thorpe argues that sociology must be left behind in order to create a new global humanity.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the disruptions of climate change are features of post-normal times. In Sociology in Post-Normal Times, Charles Thorpe contends that the modern project of creating normalcy within the nation state has broken down. Integral to this is sociology, which is the science of social reform. Drawing from the work of seminal theorists such as Zygmunt Bauman and Anthony Giddens, Thorpe contends that sociology's “society” is no longer viable because globalization has put an end to social reform, thus the assumptions and goals of sociology must be left behind in order to create a new global humanity. In the face of the pandemic and climate change, Sociology in Post-Normal Times demands no less than the birth of a global humanity beyond nation states as the precondition for human survival.

Charles Thorpe is professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 481 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Allgemeines / Lexika
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10 1-7936-2599-9 / 1793625999
ISBN-13 978-1-7936-2599-1 / 9781793625991
Zustand Neuware
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