Sociology Research Articles

Genre work: ‘How’ vs ‘what’ questions in the sociology of music culture

The established conceptual frameworks in the sociology of music largely name forms of social collective, albeit emphasising different characteristics. ‘Scene’ and ‘neo-tribe’ are the principal contemporary examples of this. In this article, we describe scene and neo-tribe as conceptual responses to what questions (What kind of sociality is this? What kind of cultural context is this?). We engage critically with scene and neo-tribe, and with the underlying logic of sociological explanation which posits and then answers what questions about social collectives as the best means of accounting for social practices around music. We do this to advocate sociological enquiry into music via how questions, suggesting that such questions have a specific sociological trajectory which presents underexplored opportunities for the sociology of popular music. To this end, we introduce and describe the concept of ‘genre work’, to investigate how musical development and social groups are co-constituted through the same social processes and dynamics. We argue that scene and neo-tribe tend to background the empirical processes (and the music) around which their respective research agendas are oriented. Genre work and similar approaches, in contrast, seek to document and analyse the discourses, interactional forms and mediated and co-present activities by which genres and the social groupings interested in them are mutually cohered.

The Narrative Symptoms and Cultural Context of "Involution"-- Taking College Student Group As an Example

In recent years, "involution" has transformed from an obscure sociological term to a phenomenal buzzword. In the context of "involution", the general public, especially college students, widely expresses anxiety and inferiority complex, the helplessness of "forced involution", the behavior of "pseudo-active life" and even the alienation of interpersonal interaction. These are concentrated expressions of the narrative symptoms of "involution". As a product of semantic transmutation and new media information exchange, it has become a network discourse linking college students and reflecting a specific cultural context. Taking the college student group as an example, from the perspectives of sociology, psychology and communication, this paper combines the questionnaire research to sort out the narrative symptoms and the cultural context of "involution", explore the reasons behind it and propose strategies to ease it, which is conducive to providing valuable information for the public who are widely affected by "involution" nowadays. It is also a theoretical tool for explaining and reflecting on many social phenomena in China.

The Narrative Symptoms and Cultural Context of "Involution"-- Taking College Student Group As an Example

In recent years, "involution" has transformed from an obscure sociological term to a phenomenal buzzword. In the context of "involution", the general public, especially college students, widely expresses anxiety and inferiority complex, the helplessness of "forced involution", the behavior of "pseudo-active life" and even the alienation of interpersonal interaction. These are concentrated expressions of the narrative symptoms of "involution". As a product of semantic transmutation and new media information exchange, it has become a network discourse linking college students and reflecting a specific cultural context. Taking the college student group as an example, from the perspectives of sociology, psychology and communication, this paper combines the questionnaire research to sort out the narrative symptoms and the cultural context of "involution", explore the reasons behind it and propose strategies to ease it, which is conducive to providing valuable information for the public who are widely affected by "involution" nowadays. It is also a theoretical tool for explaining and reflecting on many social phenomena in China.

KlaritaGërxhani, N.D.de Graaf, and WernerRaub (Eds.) Handbook of Sociological Science: Contributions to Rigorous SociologyEdward Elgar Publishing, 2021, 552 p., 22 out of the 26 Chapters are Open Access, $283.50.

Population and Development ReviewVolume 48, Issue 3 p. 897-898 SHORT REVIEWSOpen Access Klarita Gërxhani, N.D. Graaf, and Werner Raub (Eds.) Handbook of Sociological Science: Contributions to Rigorous SociologyEdward Elgar Publishing, 2021, 552 p., 22 out of the 26 Chapters are Open Access, $283.50. First published: 07 September 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12520AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Demography is a discipline with a relatively well-specified focus.1 On the other hand, sociology, as described by the editors of Handbook of Sociological Science: Contributions to Rigorous Sociology is “fragmented” since it lacks a common core of methodological basics for theoretical and empirical work. In fact, there are as many as 57 research committees representing different specialties in sociology in the International Sociological Association.2 The thematic focuses range from Futures Research (RC07) to Social Stratification (RC28), Alienation Theory and Research (RC36) to Biography and Society (RC38), Conceptual and Terminological Analysis (RC35) to Clinical Sociology (RC46), and The Body in the Social Sciences (RC54) to Social Indicators (RC55). I can see that such huge variations make it tremendously difficult to connect the dots between different subfields of sociology. Despite a large variety, in theory, methods, and statistical modeling in sociology, the editors argue that it is not impossible to identify the common core of methodological standards. The aim of this Handbook is to identify “unity in diversity” using an integrative perspective to develop share guidelines and basic methodological standards for theoretical and empirical work in sociology. Using the term “sociological science” in the title, the book explicitly emphasizes the scientific strength of sociology. The book presents “rigorous sociology” as an umbrella for a sociological research approach that (1) is guided by problems and testable theories; (2) is theoretical-driven empirical research committed to scientific integrity and transparency; and (3) makes contributions to policy making relevant to societal problems. Once the standards of inquiry are developed within the framework of rigorous sociology, this can be applied to different fields of interest. In this regard, rigorous sociology or more broadly sociological science shares a common feature with demography which has a long-standing empirical tradition (Bijak et al. 2014). Naturally, even this 500+ already volume cannot cover all fields of sociological inquiry. Other prominent fields of sociological research are absent. Examples include occupational mobility, life course study, assortative mating, and health and illness. Rather, this Handbook serves as an introductory volume to rigorous empirical social science research which is “theoretically sophisticated, methodologically innovative and had practical applications” (Raub, de Graaf, and Gërxhani 2022, 15). The emphasis on applying micro–macro theories to find population-level regularities while offering explanations/empirical analysis of the mechanisms behind the individual behavior makes this handbook highly relevant for PDR’s readers. Browsing readers can select the chapter or section they are interested in. This setting allows the volume to function well as a handbook. The introductory chapter clearly explains what each section contains. Those interested in theoretical frameworks/models in sociology, for instance, can consult Part I on research programs while those interested in methods can jump to Part III. In my case, I went straight to Chapter 2 “Order from chaos: sociology as a population science” thinking that the chapter would also touch upon demography as a discipline closely linked to sociology. Here population science refers to an empirical investigation of individual-level processes that yield population-level regularities with an emphasis on the description and explanation of the empirical regularities. While the chapter offers a comparison of different scientific practices in sociology and economics, making a linkage also to demography would substantively enrich the discussion, in my view. Overall, this Handbook of Sociological Science offers an overview of theories, models, and methods in sociology including future developments with an explicit focus on a scientific approach to sociological inquiry. —R.M. Acknowledgement Open Access Funding provided by Universita di Bologna within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. [Correction added on 2 December 2022, after first online publication: funding information has been added.] References Bijak, J., D. Courgeau, E. Silverman, and R. Franck, (2014). “Quantifying Paradigm Change in Demography.” Demographic Research 30: 911– 924. https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.32 Raub, W., N. D. de Graff, and K. Gërxhani. 2022. Chapter 1: Rigorous sociology. In Rigorous Sociology. Handbook of Sociological Science. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, edited by K. Gërxhani, N. Graaf, and W. Raub, 2– 19. https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781789909432/book-part-9781789909432-7.xml. Accessed August 16 , 2022 1 https://iussp.org/en/about/what-is-demography 2 https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees Volume48, Issue3September 2022Pages 897-898 ReferencesRelatedInformation

ÇOCUK İSTİSMARI VE İHMALİ KONUSUNDA GELİŞTİRİLEN MODELLERE SOSYOLOJİK BİR YAKLAŞIM: İSTİSMAR EDİLEN SOSYALLEŞME

İstismar kavramı, iki ya da daha fazla kişinin etkileşiminde bir tarafın kötü niyet beslemesi ve bu niyetten çıkar elde etmesiyle gelişen ilişkileri tanımlamaktadır. Çocuk istismarı ise yetişkin tarafından çocuklara yönelik kötü muamele olarak tanımlanmaktadır. İstismar sosyal etkileşimin sonucu olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Sosyal etkileşim sonucu otaya çıkan çocuk istismarıyla ilgili yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde; bireylerin yaşadıkları sorunları psikolojik yönüyle ele alan ve birey üzerinde oluşturduğu benlik etkilerini konu edinen araştırmaların çoğunlukta olduğu görülmektedir. Çocuk istismarı ve ihmali aile içerisinde ve sosyalleşme sürecinde ortaya çıkan, psikolojik düzeyde çocukta olumsuzluklara neden olan toplumsal bir sorundur. Çocuk istismarı istismarın doğasında bulunan bazı dinamikler nedeniyle bilinen vakalar kadar, istatistiklere yansımayan vakaların olduğu da bilinmektedir. Bu bakımdan gerçekte olanla istatistiklere yansıyan vakalar arasında karanlık bir alan bulunmaktadır. Bu karanlık alanın varlığının, toplumda sorun teşkil edecek düzeyde olması nedeniyle istismar olgusu sosyolojik boyutta incelenmesi gereken sosyal bir olgu olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışma istismar konusuna sosyolojik bir yaklaşım geliştirerek sosyal etkileşimin temel dinamikleri ile konuyu değerlendirmektedir. Çocuk istismarı ve ihmali konusunda geliştirilen modeller çerçevesinde bağımlılık sürecini ve bireyin topluma ait değer ve normları benimsediği sosyalleşmenin dinamiklerini ele alınarak istismarın toplumsal yörüngelerine değinmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışma, istismar konusunu kültürel, sosyal, ekonomik ve gelişimsel modellerle ele alarak sosyalleşme çerçevesinde istismarın sosyal olgu özelliğini ön plana çıkarmaya çalışmaktadır.

Implementasi 4 Pilar Visi Pendidikan di Indonesia: Visi Pendidikan Berbasis Agama, Filsafat, Psikologi dan Sosiologi


 
 Education is the main basis in the life of every human being, with a good education a good society will grow as well. In education, of course, it has a vision of various forms for the main goals to be achieved. The concept of the vision of education based on religion, philosophy, psychology and sociology is used as a model for the implementation of education in Indonesia in order to achieve the goals of education as a whole within the framework of the intellectual life of the nation. The purpose of this study was to find out how the implementation of the four pillars of the vision of education in terms of religion, philosophy, psychology and sociology. Theoretically, the application of the four pillars of the vision of religion-based education provides spiritual reinforcement to always be submissive and obedient to the Shari'a and hold fast to self-confidence in carrying out life. Philosophically it teaches humans to be mature in acting and wise in behavior, psychologically teaches about gentleness in educating so that they can adjust between a person's condition according to their respective maturity, and sociologically it is taught to how humans are good at socializing well with the wider community through values. - educational values ​​applied by educated beings. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with analytical methods based on a literature review in accordance with the discussion. With the implementation of the vision of education in terms of religion, philosophy, psychology and sociology, it is hoped that it will be able to realize quality and highly competitive education and be able to realize the noble ideals of the Indonesian nation. 
 Keywords: Educational Vision, Religion, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology

Conspirituality in COVID-19 Times

This article focuses on the development of COVID-19 anti-vaccination movements in Spain and explores their relationship with the phenomenon of conspirituality. By using a mixed-methods approach combining big data analysis with small ethnographic data analysis, we examine how conspiracy theories and spiritual ideas circulate, merge and crystallize in particular practices and encounters in Spain. The big data analysis of Twitter conversations reveals the centrality and hypervisibility of far-right populist influencers, and the predominance of classic conspiracy views over spiritual ones in anti-vax discourses. However, ethnographic observations and the analysis of digital ethnographic data of other social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube and Telegram) show the emergence and growth of a network of actors merging spiritual messages, alternative visions on health and healing, anti-vax views and conspiracy theories in different ways and degrees. These are the conspiritual assemblages, which are smaller and more local in their scale and impact but still significant in sociological terms.

The impact of tourism development on the quality of life of the locals in a tourist destination

A healthy symbiosis of local populations and tourists visiting is a prerequisite for the success of a tourist destination, but also for sustainable development of tourism. The local population directly affects the tourism in the destination, and vice versa, tourism is increasingly influencing the local population in sociological, cultural, and economic terms. The purpose of this work is to investigate the impact of tourism development on the quality of life of the locals in a tourist destination, to scientifically formulate the research results, and to propose implementation of measures for creating a balance between the needs of the locals, tourists, and other participants in a tourist destination. This work aims to investigate the attitudes of the local population on the development of tourism on the Elaphite Islands (Lopud, Šipan, and Koločep). Namely, the local population constitutes an important interest group, and the quality of the tourist product depends on their satisfaction with the development of tourism in situ, and their participation in the competitiveness of the tourist destination. In order to prove the above hypothesis, this work undertakes to analyse the results of the author’s primary research. The results of the research show that the local population supports the development of sustainable tourism as well as the overall progress of the Elaphites and, with the exception of some minor harmful effects on the environment that have been observed, the local population believes that tourism contributes to economic and social benefits of the destination. Such research should be conducted when developing plans for sustainable tourism of ta destination, active support of the local population being crucial for such development to be achieved.

Eastern and Central European ethnicism in light of Western studies on nation and nationalism

The aim of this article is to critically analyze the binary concept of civic nations represented by the civic communities of Western Europe and ethnic groups living in Central and Eastern Europe. The works of Ernest Gellner and John Breuilly were selected for research because they have used the indicated concept in their texts, and have become an inspiration for many researchers of national issues. The former represents a deterministic trend of sociological inquiries, the latter – social constructivism. Due to the above, they are representative examples of academic reflection on national issues widespread in Western European thought. The research proposes to reject the binary model in which civil nations were characterized as rational and striving for consensus communities and ethnic groups as irrational communities striving for conflict. The analytical model characterizing nations as political and ethnic communities was proposed instead of it.

Contention and social order: The historical relation between political and social riot dispositives

ABSTRACT The relation between political contention and social order is a fundamental field of sociological inquiry. This article puts forward a dispositive perspective on the relation by analysing its constitution in concrete objects of control. Focusing on the object of riots, I uncover a significant change at the turn of the nineteenth century. Before the change, political and social riot dispositives were both mutually exclusive and in danger of transforming into each other. This meant that riots were sites in which the relation between contention and social order was negotiated. This negotiation was brought to a halt by a new relation. Consequently, political and social riot dispositives could coexist on the condition that riots became a liminal object. This article contributes to our empirical knowledge on the link between political and social dispositives and opens up a new perspective on the general relation between contention and social order.

The sociology of rationing: Towards increased interdisciplinary dialogue ‐ A critical interpretive literature review

Since the 1990s, the sociology of rationing has developed in explicit opposition to health economic and bioethical approaches to healthcare rationing. This implies a limited engagement with other disciplines and a limited impact on political debates. To bring the sociology of rationing into an interdisciplinary dialogue, it is important to understand the disciplines' analytical differences and similarities. Based on a critical interpretive literature synthesis, this article examines four disciplinary perspectives on healthcare rationing and priority setting: (1) Health economics, which seeks to develop decision models to provide for more rational resource allocation; (2) Bioethics, which seeks to develop normative principles and procedures to facilitate a just allocation of resources; (3) Health policy studies, which focus on issues of legitimacy and implementation of decision models; and lastly (4) Sociology, which analyses the uncertainty of rationing and the resulting value conflicts and negotiations. The article provides an analytical overview and suggestions on how to advance the impact of sociological arguments in future rationing debates: Firstly, we discuss how to develop the concepts and assumptions of the sociology of rationing. Secondly, we identify specific themes relevant for sociological inquiry, including the recurring problem of how to translate administrative priority setting decisions into clinical practice.

Jane Addams’s Pragmatist Method Extended: Care Work Between Abstract Rules and Situated Practice

Although Jane Addams has long been recognized as a pioneer in North American pragmatism, efforts to develop her thought into a distinct research program have been limited. This article develops Addams’s work as a method of sociological inquiry by focusing on her notions of “perplexity,” “moral adjustment,” and “sympathetic understanding.” Emphasizing the essential role of language in moral conflicts and reconstruction, the article incorporates Charles Wright Mills’s concept of “vocabularies of motives.” Together, these notions offer a framework for exploring the moral dilemmas that care workers experience when responding to the imposition of standardization of their working practices. A case study demonstrates how care workers, while coping creatively with the effects of a service reform, develop motive vocabularies in defense of their professional ethics. Such situated creativity on “the shop floor” of social services remains relatively under-explored and under-theorized.

Refugees as a key representation of vulnerability: politics and biopolitics

PurposeThis article aims at the sociological inquiry seeking to identify meanings ascribed to the term of vulnerability by official spokespersons, to explore a novel public health policy with reference to vulnerable populations and to trace its enactment with particular attention to vulnerable populations in Greece; finally a case of contest among the state and the civil society over refugees' rights will be located against public health politics and biopolitics in the context of the pandemic Covid-19.Design/methodology/approachThe interpretivist perspective towards analysis of textual data is adopted. Discourse analysis and content analysis are applied to analyze four sets of data.FindingsThe main findings show: (1) ambiguity over the terminology, (2) insufficient policy design and policy enactment towards the protection of vulnerable populations' health, (3) an illuminative case of contest among civil society and the state against infringement of refugees' human rights which may interpreted in terms of a tradition of solidarity.Originality/valueThe Foucauldian notion of biopolitics provides the grounds to understanding how market prevails over life at the expense of those in greater need, and how the state, serving homo economicus, intensifies instead of alleviating health vulnerabilities.

DELALETÊN RENGAN DI HELBASTÊN MUEYED TEYIBÎ DA

The current study focuses on one of nature's most appealing phenomena, which is regarded as the most valuable marvels by many scientists, writers, philosophers, and psychologists. As a matter of fact, whenever the word "color" is directly addressed, we think of life because it provides a sense of spirituality and a distinct flavor to our lives that we cannot imagine our world without. In this regard, many poets have utilized color as a means of expressing their personal feelings, creating literary imagery, and also it enables them to provide a metaphorical meaning in terms of psychology, sociology, religion, dreams, and imagination thus the theory of color intended to offer an authentic sense to literary content. Undeniably, colors have an important role in Moayed Tayeb's poetry as he employs the theory of color to represent his social, religious, philosophical, and psychological perspective on every aspect of our life, as well as to communicate his philosophical and spiritual messages to readers.

The influence of social network prestige on in-service teachers’ learning outcomes in online peer assessment

• Social network prestige is used to measure the participation gap, a detailed description and impact analysis was conducted. • Prestige has a significant effect on learning performance, social network structure and learning behavior. • Differences in social network structure and learning behavior were important reasons for the differences in learning performance. • Effective suggestions for reducing the participation gap are proposed. Online peer assessment has been widely applied in online teacher training. However, not all learners participate equally, detailed characterization and impact analysis of peer assessment is required. This study draws on a sociological term, social network prestige, to evaluate the participation gap of learners in online peer assessment. A teacher training course was offered to in-service primary and secondary school teachers, and 457 participants were ranked according to their prestige. Then, the top 30% of learners were considered the high-prestige group (142 participants) and the bottom 30% as the low-prestige group (128 participants). Social network analysis and behavioral sequence analysis were used to explore the differences in the learning outcomes of these two groups. The results showed significant differences in learning performance, social network structure and learning behaviors among learners with different prestige. High-prestige learners have better learning performance and are affected by their prior knowledge. Learners with different levels of prestige differ in social network structure and learning behavior. Based on these findings, this study suggests improvements to reduce the participation gap.

Folk Theatre as a Mean of Resistance and Social Change: A Sociological Inquiry About Inception and Need for Revitalization of Bhavai

Bhavai is a unique folk art theatre of Gujarat that originated in 1360 AD. It is believed to be initiated by ‘outcaste’ nomads. Marginalization made this form of theatre to be more satirized against the stigma imposed by the caste system. Instead of protesting exclusion, this art form provided ground for tenacious, long-lasting, and zestful ways of expressing subjective feelings of the marginalized. The study tries to investigate how folk theatres can become a way of expressing resistance and project desired directions for community development. It also traces periodical changes that occurred since the inception of Bhavai. An attempt is made to find out how recent commercialization diluted the original essence of Bhavai. The study sociologically approaches to understand the deterioration of this folk theatre. This form of theatre has now been reduced to the symbolic identity. Efforts of the state community to retain originality to Bhavai can be deleteriously observed. Address SDG No. 16.

Toward a sociology of family movements: Lessons from the Global South

AbstractResearch on forced disappearances, which refer to state‐orchestrated abductions and disappearances of men and women, has long emphasized the roles of families, specifically mothers, in contesting state violence. However, the family as the locus of social movements resisting inequality and state‐related violence remains underexamined in the broader field of social movement study. In this article, I provide an overview of research in areas of the Global South, specifically Latin America and the Middle East, related to family‐based activism around disappearance to highlight how turning our analytical lens towards the family enriches our understandings of gender, power, and resistance to systemic inequality. In the discussion, I outline a burgeoning literature around other forms of state violence, such as incarceration and immigrant deportation, that centers the family as a site to critique structural inequality. I conclude by identifying future directions for sociological inquiry into family‐based movements that can enrich our understandings of social movements.

The sociology of white America: A teaching and learning guide

The sociology of white America: A teaching and learning guide

SOCIAL EQUITY, DECISION-MAKING AND FAMILY PLANNING HURDLES AND ROLE OF ADMINISTRATION

Social equity and family planning are core issues for Human development and health wellbeing of a country. This paper discusses the social equity issue regarding family planning and health-related decision-making among males and females in Pakistan. This study graphically demonstrates Pakistan Demographic Health Surveys of 2012-13 and 2017-18 aggregated analysis covered the time horizon 2007-2018 in family planning decision-making and Pakistan's birth control issues and discussed the descriptive data. Also, the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) policy initiates from 2007 to date have been discussed. By referencing this sociological inquiry, evidence shows that males' awareness, education, and decision-making for family planning have a higher impact on the Fertility rate than females' decision-making in Pakistan, which creates social equity gap. Moreover, this study recommend that male awareness and thinking be optimized and changed positively by involving practitioners, religious scholars, and education and awareness campaigns

The Promise of Sociology of Television: Investigating the Potential of Phenomenological Approaches

Mills (1959) saw the true potential of sociology in exploring the link between micro‐level human experience and macro‐level societal trends and structures. And yet, sociological inquiry has largely overlooked micro‐level approaches to a common quotidian American experience: watching television. Overemphasis on “top‐down” approaches to studying television leads to three main misconceptions about television‐watching and any micro‐level approach to studying it: that the practice of watching television is too individualistic, too mundane, and too difficult to study. In fact, television‐watching is social in myriad ways and, although mundane in its quotidian nature, is not devoid of complex power dynamics for sociological investigation. Research by scholars in other fields indicates that studying television at the micro‐level is sometimes challenging, but possible. A truly effective and comprehensive sociology of television cannot exist until sociologists use phenomenological approaches to investigate people’s experience of structure in their lives, engaging micro‐ alongside macro‐level perspectives. The promise of sociology of television, then, can only be realized by tapping the potential of phenomenological approaches to create a more complete understanding of television—one that must reconcile the power of institutions with agency, context, and experience in daily life.