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- It extends the work started but never finished by Pitirim A. Sorokin on the promotion and application of "integralist method" to analyze the socio-cultural phenomena, to propose new policy, to enhance the development of humanity from the culture point of view
- It provides an unique cultural developmental perspective to examine the transformation of socio-cultural phenomena
- It explores the relationship between Culture, Society and Personality presenting examples already proposed by P. Sorokin and new ones from different cultural contexts, focusing on the dynamics of socio-cultural phenomena
- It overcomes the disciplinary boundaries and integrates sociology, psychology and social sciences
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology (BRIEFSPSYCHOL)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology and Cultural Developmental Science (BRIEFSPCDS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Marking the 50th anniversary of Pitirim A. Sorokin’s death, this Brief offers a critical analysis of the renowned sociologist’s theories while highlighting some of his more overlooked ones. Topics explored include cultural dynamics; the relationship between culture, society, and personality; social mobility; and the socio-cultural causality of time and space. In addition, this book updates these theories by discussing their relevance in current cultural contexts. The Brief aims to extend the work started by Sorokin on the promotion and application of “integralism”, an approach that conceives the change of any sociocultural phenomena as the result of the combination of external and internal forces. It uses this method to analyse socio-cultural phenomena, propose new policy, and enhance the development of humanity from the point of view of culture.
This book also discusses sociology’s relationship with other sciences. In particular, it touches upon the interplay between sociology and psychology and pushes for a new scientific awareness that is transdisciplinary. The end point is a new vision of humanity and its development from a cultural context.
Social and Cultural Dynamics will be of interest to social scientists, sociologists, and psychologists as well as professionals in these disciplines.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Human, Philosophic and Education Sciences (DISUFF), University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Emiliana Mangone
About the author
Prof. Emiliana Mangone is Associate Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the Department of Human, Philosophic and Education Sciences, University of Salerno (Italy). Since 2010, she is associated to IRPPS-CNR of Rome (Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies) and she is a Director of International Centre for Studies and Research “Mediterranean Knowledge.” Her main investigative interests are in the field of cultural and institutional systems, with particular attention to the social representations of relationships and knowledge as key elements to the human act, and in migration studies. She recently published the following publications: (with Emanuela Pece), Communication et incommunication en Europe: l’exemple de la représentation des migrants, Hermès, 77, 2017; (with Mohieddine Hadhri), Intercultural Complexity of the Southern Mediterranean: Arab-Mediterranean Perceptions and Outlooks, Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge, 1(2),2016.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social and Cultural Dynamics
Book Subtitle: Revisiting the Work of Pitirim A. Sorokin
Authors: Emiliana Mangone
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68309-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68308-9Published: 16 November 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68309-6Published: 03 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2192-8363
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8371
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 89
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Social Theory, Research Methodology, Personality and Social Psychology, Psychosocial Studies, Philosophy of the Social Sciences