Branch Of Sociology Research Articles

Housing Sociology will become a Thing. Discussing the Book Edited by B.J. Mccabe, E. Rosen Titled “The Sociology of Housing: How Homes Shape our Social Lives”

Housing sociology is a fairly modern branch of sociology. It originated in the USA in the mid-20th century and continues to gain popularity all around the world. However discussions about its viability as an independent discipline continue to this day. The publication of the book “The Sociology of Housing” in 2023, which was edited by modern sociologists and researchers of the housing industry B.J. McCabe and E. Rosen, actually puts an end to this dispute. The collective work of the authors reveals not only the variety of issues and the methods for studying them that housing sociology addresses, but also demonstrates the problems and prospects for the development of this discipline, the possibilities of interdisciplinary cooperation, and the specifics of sociological imagination and the thought process of people from the industry. This is precisely what the author of this review focuses on. In fact, this book can be considered a manifesto for housing sociology (by analogy with the manifesto of sociology of mobilities by J. Urry), something not mentioned by its authors and editors out of modesty.

Sociology of childhood evolution: in the world and in Ukraine

The sociology of childhood, as a separate branch of sociology, emerged about forty years ago. Until then, children and childhood were considered only within the framework of the sociology of family or the sociology of age. In the article, I consider the following questions: what exactly led to the emergence of a new field? How and under the influence of what changed the traditional attitude of social science to children and childhood during the twentieth century. What is the New sociology of childhood and Childhood Studies and how do the views of their proponents differ from traditional ones? What principles unite researchers of the new sociology of childhood and how is the sociology of childhood developing in Ukraine?The childhood phenomenon, despite all the achievements and development of social sciences, is still difficult to define. During the twentieth century, the perception of childhood and the attitude of researchers toward children changed. Sociologists of childhood no longer perceive children as passive, innocent, firmly embedded in the family, and “non-yet-adults” whose main goal is to properly socialize. Now, according to sociologists, children are perceived as active and unique social actors that need to be studied intersectionally, in the context of gender, class, ethnicity, and outside the family. The perception of the child has changed – from a usual future adult in the 1960s to a real member of society that can influence the world of adults in the 1980s. All this happened due to the influence of interactionists schools in sociology, researchers of subcultures and age groups, as well as social movements for women’s rights and civil rights. The new sociology of childhood and childhood studies has set new goals – to explore children’s practices as the activities of socially active agents, using methods that take into account age characteristics, but do not reduce children’s ability to reflect and formulate their own point of view. During the last 40 years, the followers of the new paradigm actively created a new scientific community and tried to change the attitude towards children and childhood not only within the social sciences but also outside of it. They partially succeeded, but many of the announced goals remained unfulfilled. Ukraine and Ukrainian researchers of childhood are taking the first confident steps in this field. We need more translations of world classics into Ukrainian language, as well as the results of original Ukrainian researchers into English. As well as we need more students enrolled in relevant programs and funding for the National Center for Childhood Studies.

Nursing is not like organised crime: A theoretically informed commentary.

This article aims to contest misrepresentations and distortions of sociological writings on the nursing profession. During the latest ICN congress in Montreal, it has been suggested that professions, and the nursing profession for that matter, are thought of by sociologists in a similar way as organised crime, meaning that it is like a 'money sponge' sucking resources out of society, without however giving anything in return. Allegedly, there would be a distinct branch of sociology depicting the professions in this light. By sketching out relevant sociological ideas, including the sociology of nursing, I explain that there is no tradition portraying the professions as mafias. I demonstrate that while both the professions and organised crime are socially organised, they are radically different in legitimacy. The caring professions are themselves different in ethos from the classic professions, all the more so from criminal organisations. A distinct stream of research in sociology has been devoted to nursing, without however suggesting such an analogy. I lament that attendees to the ICN congress were indeed given an inaccurate representation of sociological thinking. Sociologists addressing nursing as a profession tend to highlight processes of emancipation, autonomy, vindication and social justice, as care work is essential to the broader socioeconomic order. While nursing as a profession is socially organised, the power devices and tactics it deploys in the sociopolitical arena are characterised by their legitimacy. Unlike organised crime, nursing policymaking is situated within a framework of lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

Conceptualization of the Art Crisis: the Experience of Branch sociology

The subject of the research in the article is the crisis of art, which is considered both exogenous (its occurrence is associated with various external factors) and endogenous, identified as a state of self-sufficiency in the existence of art. The emphasis is placed on the analysis of the experience of the sociology of art in understanding the crisis and crisis as a factor in the development of time and man. An assessment of the theorizing about the crisis of art at the interdisciplinary level is given, and the main emphasis is placed on the potential of sociological knowledge in stating the state of art under study. In addition, the main directions of conceptualization of the crisis of art in science are revealed. The main conclusions of the study are the following key provisions: 1) conceptualization of the crisis of art within the framework of the relevant branch of sociology is carried out both in terms of understanding art as a form of public consciousness, and from the point of view of the correlation of form and content, as well as ideological and artistic potential; 2) conceptualization of the crisis of art is an independent perspective of scientific research that sets the task of objectifying the crisis of art, understanding the basic laws of its occurrence 3) the sociology of art identifies the crisis of art as a state in which the role of art in the socialization and inculturation of the individual decreases.

To the question of applying the concept of scientific-educational knowledge in sociology

The article is devoted to the concept of scientific-educational knowledge, little developed in modern sociological science. The subject of the research is the formation of the sociological concept of scientific-educational knowledge, its main characteristics and features of the relationship with certain types of knowledge, concepts and branches of sociological science that study them.
 The article consists of two main sections - a historical and sociological review of educational knowledge studies and a substantiation of the conceptual unity of educational and scientific-educational knowledge. The first section characterises sociological studies of knowledge, including educational knowledge. In this aspect, the concepts of A.Comte, M.Scheler, K.Mannheim, P.Berger and T.Luсkmann are considered. The author draws attention to the features of educational knowledge and its connection with educational practices, revealed in modern theories of vocational education. These theories are presented in the works of British researchers J.Furlong, G.Whitty, M.Young, J. Muller, J.Hordern, created at the intersection of the sociology of knowledge and the sociology of education. A review of previous studies of educational knowledge made it possible to identify important aspects of continuity with modern concepts. The second part of the article analyses the conceptual unity of educational and scientific-educational knowledge. The main concept list of the sociological concept of scientific and educational knowledge is revealed, including the concepts of knowledge, education, science, educational knowledge, everyday (ordinary) knowledge, sociological knowledge. The concept of scientific-educational knowledge is considered as the central one. Among the branches of sociology for which the listed concepts are key and act as categories, the article considers the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of education, the sociology of science, the sociology of everyday life. The article also shows that scientific-educational knowledge is formed at the junction of the most important areas of activity: firstly, scientific research (scientific work), secondly, education (study work), thirdly, the production, distribution and consumption of a special type of knowledge that is the result of the interaction of subjects of science and education.

How Sociology Perspective Influence Law with a Social Contexts? A Book Review “Pokok-Pokok Sosiologi Hukum”, Prof Dr Soerjono Soekanto SH MA, Rajawali Pers, 269 Pages, ISBN 979-421-131-1

sociology of law examines why humans obey the law and why it fails to obey the law and the social factors that influence it. as a relatively new branch of sociology, the science of legal sociology was developed to explain the interrelationships of patterns of behavior and law that cannot yet be explained by other branches of social science.

Beyond borders, seven sociologies of work

This NRT Corpus offers a presentation of the sociology of work (SoW) in seven countries other than France. The list includes older European cradles of social sciences such as Germany or the United Kingdom (the Spanish sociology have started much later) along with the United States. Countries often referred to as possessing an “emerging” school - such as Mexico, Argentina and China – are also treated here. Each article has its own way of analysing and critiquing how research objects have been transformed; how issues and paradigms have emerged or disappeared; and how paradigms have dominated or faded. Each also reflects convergences between intellectual currents ­—a circulation of ideas within which the effects of capitalism’s transformations can be read — while also noting the differences between all these branches of sociology.

Genesis of sociology of media space

Sociology of media space is a new and still developing branch of sociology, just like sociology of space - a basic branch of sociological knowledge. Sociology of space focuses on natural space as a framework for the development of social connections and relations; while sociology of media space considers this space as a part of social space, not as its measurement but as a metaphor. Some natural space turns into a social space only if people use it and live in it. Social boundaries and meanings are added to natural space, which transforms it into a social phenomenon. Although sociology of media space is still developing, there is no doubt that the mass media have made a significant contribution to the development of social relations and sociology by filling social space with messages of all kinds. Media space is a platform that serves as a basis for social communications, a key to the social development, and a means of positive impact on the life of individuals, groups and organizations. Everything social is located in a space-time continuum, and the sociological approach to the theory of network media space is based on the assumption that there is a strong connection between network media communications and social changes. Sociology of media space does not emerge from sociology of space: the developing media space, which is studied with sociological methods, manifests itself in its social coordinates - this is how sociological knowledge expands to consider not only various spatial aspects of social life, but also the features of different contents and information chains created by the convergence of various media and ways of disseminating information.

Physical education and sports for the physically disabled in terms of body sociology

Body sociology is a branch of sociology that studies the human body's relationship with the factors that make up society. It also investigates the position of disabled individuals in society. Because according to the sociology of the body, the body is a phenomenon that has a meaning in society. Therefore, the dynamics, norms and values of the society directly affect people's body perception. This study aims to explain the importance of physical education and sports for disabled people according to the basic principles and theories of physical education sociology. For this study, data compiled from different sources in sports and sociology related to the subject of physical education and disabilities were collated. Therefore, the study's limitation conducted using the analytical method is that it is a compilation study conducted in a theoretical framework.

Increase in the employment rate of women with children as a priority vector of social development in the Republic of Bashkortostan

The application of content analysis allowed revealing that the improvement of the status of women in labor relations should become one of the key vectors of social transformation in the Republic of Bashkortostan. First and foremost it pertains to increase in employment rate of women with children of preschool age. The employment of this category of women, as part of human resources, is the crucial problem of the social sphere and social policy. The statistical analysis demonstrated that from the perspective of labor potential, namely this group is most promising due to their size, level of education, active occupational attitudes and values. However, the research indicates that up to 30 % of women in this category face difficulties with employment. In this case, single-parent families, when the main role for financial situation in the family is assigned to a woman, are particularly exposed to risk. The goal of this research is to determine the key barriers in employment of women with children in the regional job market, as well as offer mechanisms for their mitigation. The object of this research is the human resources of the region, while the subject is the employment of women. The theoretical and methodological framework is comprised of the theoretical provisions and methods of the following branches of sociology: sociology of labor, sociology of family, and economic sociology. The empirical base relies on the data from Rosstat and Territorial Federal Service of State Statistics for the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the course of this research, the author employs secondary data analysis and gender approach as a stratification approach. The comparative analysis of statistical data reveals the key trends in the sphere of women’s employment on the regional job market, as well as determines the major barriers in employment of women with children. The article offers mechanisms for alleviating a number of institutional and infrastructural barriers existing in the republic with regards to employment of women.

Sociological aspects of assessing security at the organizational level (on the example of preschools)

The article identifies interpretations of (social) security which can be used in the sociological analysis of its features, factors and methods for ensuring it at the theoretical and empirical level. In particular, the authors note the current shift of security interpretations from the state-centric to the social-centric approach, which significantly expanded the possibilities of operationalizing this concept and explains the sociological interest in security despite the remaining terminological confusion. Security turned out to be embedded in the already established conceptual field consisting of such terms as risks, dangers, challenges, threats, violence, etc. (‘objective’ phenomena) and anxieties, fears, concerns, etc. (formats of social understanding and ‘measurement’ of ‘objective’ phenomena in the opinion polls). To demonstrate the possibilities of sociology of security (although this is rather a conditional branch of sociology) at the organizational level, the authors present the results of the empirical study conducted as a case study (both the region and the object serve as a case) in the form of a survey: the issues of ensuring security of preschool organizations in the Odintsovo District of the Moscow Region were examined through the requests of different actors of the educational process (administrators, teachers and parents). According to the survey results, parents and employees of preschool organizations (managers and senior teachers) agree that a video surveillance system in the premises and on the territory is a certain security guarantee for it would prevent outsiders from entering (security threats are considered as coming from outside); however, both groups do not consider a system of turnstiles and passes as a necessary measure. The heads and teachers of preschool organizations are more concerned about countering terrorism (pressure from ‘above’) and fire safety (they see security threats as coming from both outside and ‘inside’). Thus, there is a disagreement of different actors on the sources and severity of security threats for preschool organizations.

Sosiologi Pedesaan di Era Corona Virus 19

Rural sociology is one branch of sociology itself. Historically, it developed after the humanitarian aspects of agriculture gained attention in the United States, namely in 1908. The study began with the writings of a Christian priest who was in the socio-economic conditions of rural communities in northern America. Through this article, they solved the problems that arose in rural areas as a result of the birth of industry, which caused some rural areas to be abandoned. In addition, the end of the exploration of new areas to the West end of the 19th century. In the 1920s, courses on the subject of rural life began to be studied at various universities, especially at The American Sociological Society.

THE CONCEPT OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

The article examines the nature and role of the sociology of law in the social system, the main causes of the emergence of law, the formation, cause-and-effect relationships in the system of social relations, the place as a special social institution. The reasons and ways of the emergence of the sociology of law as a separate branch of sociology were analyzed using the concepts of Western thinkers. Differences and similarities in the views of schools and thinkers of the sociology of law were also considered, and the emphasis was placed on the main features.

PEMILIHAN BAHASA: INTERAKSI JUAL BELI DI PASAR TRADISIONAL KABUPATEN LUMAJANG

The sociolinguistic study is one of the interdisciplinary branches of sociology and linguistics with the object of language study as a means to communicate in the community. One of which is language selection. This study discusses the choice of language used by sellers and buyers and the factors behind the choice of language used by sellers and buyers in Randuagung District Market, Lumajang Regency. In general, this research is descriptive qualitative research. The data collection stage in this study used the listening method and proficient method. The data analysis stage used intralingual and extra lingual equivalents, presenting the results of data analysis using informal methods. The results showed that the interaction between the seller and the buyer was very communicative. The language selection in Randuagung District's market, Lumajang Regency occurred in three forms: code-switching, code-mixing, and a single language. The factors behind the choice of language are 1) participant, 2) conversation topic, and 3) function (purpose and objective) of speech. There are four types of the participant a) familiarity, b) age differences, c) ethnic background and language of speakers, and d) the presence of third parties.

Russian School of the Sociology of Youth: a View on 50 Years of History

The article analyzes milestones in the formation of youth sociology since its revival in the 1960s to the present time. Paying main attention to the formation of its theoretical base, the article considers the process of formation of scientific schools, with the creative activity of representatives of which the main stages in development of this branch of sociology are associated. Presented in the article are scientific developments of Novosibirsk, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Ural, Ulyanovsk, Moscow humanitarian University, Academic schools, as well as newly formed research teams, reflect the current state of the national sociology of youth. At the same time, the chronology of the development of concepts and theories of youth allows us to consider the dynamics of the main youth problems.

DIGITAL SOCIOLOGY AND MODERN METHODS OF STUDYING THE POLITICAL ELITE

The phenomenon of digitalization from a sociological point of view has been considered. The influence of digitalization as a driving force has been revealed both on the life of society and on the methods of its study. The most common methods of the new branch of sociology, called digital sociology, have been given. Existing advantages and disadvantages of these methods have been described. Special attention has been made to the application of these methods in political elite’s research and examples of their usage in scientific researches have been adduced.

Social Network Analysis in Egyptology: Benefits, Methods and Limits

This article aims at presenting a methodology for Social Network Analysis (SNA) applied to Egyptology and ancient societies studies, with its benefits and issues. One of the big issues dealing with social relationships in ancient Egypt lies in the use of kinship terminology defining relations outside the family. In that sense, SNA allows researchers to partially set aside links values contrary to traditional genealogical studies, especially for the graphical projection. Thus, biological and social brothers do not have to be distinguished using this method, although this distinction is often impossible to do. It then presents an empirical method developed using this branch of sociology on an Egyptological dataset dating back from the New Kingdom. With the help of centrality measures, SNA enabled attention to be drawn to secondary role characters at the first sight of the hieroglyphic documentation. However, studying such a type of documentation requires a cautious approach, especially regarding the nature and aim of the sources available.

The peculiarities of the development of sociology of medicine as the interdisciplinary scientific direction

The article examines the main trends in the development of sociology of medicine as a branch of sociology. As it is pointed out by the author, nowadays sociology of medicine is an actual scientific course about social aspects of health and illness, medicine as a social structure. All these items are important under the modern social development. Based on the analysis of the main stages in the history of sociology of medicine, the author notes the contribution of physicians to this process and practical meaning of early studies. The accumulation of empirical knowledge on health led to the theoretical comprehension, that was done by American sociologists, such as T. Parsons, E. Freidson, E. Goffman, H. Becker, R. Merton, and others. The author pays special attention to the study of T. Parsons “The Social System”, in which a structural and functional analysis of medicine as a social institution was presented. After it became obvious that the sociology of medicine can develop not only as an applied field of scientific research, but also a theoretical one. As A.V. Reshetnikov, W. Cockerheim, S. Bloom note, the process of institutionalization of the sociology of medicine ends in the second half of the 20th century in Europe and America, at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries in Russia. The main trends in studies around sociology of medicine are based on such theoretical approaches of sociology as symbolic interactionism, structural functionalism, social constructionism. In conclusion, the author underlines that, the sociology of medicine, like any field of scientific knowledge, reacts dynamically to the ongoing changes in social reality, its structure, social institutions. As a result of this influence, the research field of the sociology of medicine is expanding. Among the topical issues are social inequality in health, the features of the development of digital health, new practices in health, transformation of the value of health in the post-industrial society, pharmaceticisation, biomedicalization, etc.

Sociology of culture in Russian textbooks

A textbook on the sociology of culture is seen as a way of systematization of knowledge in this branch of sociology and as a didactic mechanism for student learning. The role of such a textbook is analyzed at three levels: 1) the existence of the concept of the textbook that meets the characteristics of the scientific status of sociology of culture; 2) the severity of the problem approach, correlated with the capabilities of the sociology of culture compared to other disciplines and scientific fields studying culture and its various types and forms; 3) the priority of the theoretical or applied aspects of the sociological study of culture. A chronological perspective on the main subject of the article allows to judge about the specifics of the development of sociology of culture as a branch of science, which is reflected in textbooks and teaching materials. On the other hand, this vector points to the potential of each individual tutorial to develop sociological knowledge about the culture. Taken together, these circumstances point to the problematic aspects of conceptualising how the field of sociology and the possibility of teaching this discipline at the University.The article focuses on the understanding of the role of the textbook in the didactic plan, but in the sociology of culture the textbook is considered not only as a way to teach the student, but also as a factor of enriching the field of sociology with new approaches and new knowledge in general. Thus, a textbook on the sociology of culture can be given the status of a scientific publication. Often the textbook at the same time performs a heuristic function, which allows you to realize a rather controversial potential of sectoral sociology more productively among students.

YOUTH PROFESSIONAL CHOICE IN THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN SOCIETY

The relevance of the young professional choice study is related to the young people social integration which has the key value for the social and professional structure reproduction and economic growth of society. Problems of professional choice create risks for the successful integration of young people into education, labor and employment. The purpose of the paper is to determine the peculiarities of primary and secondary professional choice of young people, determined by the motives of choosing a future profession that are most common among young people, on the basis of the empirical data analysis. The research methodology is based on the concept of professional self- determination and the author's approach to the distinction between secondary and repeated professional choice.The research method reflects key indicators: the motivation of primary and secondary professional choice, preferences of higher education in the framework of the chosen profession, etc. The empirical basis of the research is the results of the author’s sociological survey of young people. On the example of student youth, author reveals a hierarchy of professional choice motives, characterizes the ratio of internal and external motives of such a choice. The key factors of young preference of higher education in the framework of the chosen profession are revealed. The secondary and repeated professional choice implementation at the vocational training stage of young people is analyzed. The repeated professional choice connection with the personal significance reassessment of the profession and motives associated with the change in the education profile, interaction in the new sphere of professional activity is substantiated. The research results can be in demand for the development of professional self-determination sociological concept and some branches of sociology; in the practice of regulating the interaction of the education system and the labor market.