THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER
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Título da fonte: | Sociologia & Antropologia |
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Resumo: | Abstract The strong program in cultural sociology is distinctive in contemporary U.S. sociology. At a time when middle-range theory dominates, the strong program in some respects follow an older model of theorizing through the development of a self-consciously programmatic theoretical endeavor. The article traces this quality of the strong program to its relationship to older theoretical traditions that inspire its ambitions (though it differs from these in important ways). Another aspect of the strong program that exerts an important influence is its institutional identification with the Yale Center for Cultural Sociology. The article focuses on the Center's weekly culture workshop as a nexus that allows for it to both pursue a distinctive theoretical program that nonetheless remains closely connected to developments in U.S. cultural sociology more generally. |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDERCultural sociologystrong programmiddle-range theorytheoretical programsinstitutionsAbstract The strong program in cultural sociology is distinctive in contemporary U.S. sociology. At a time when middle-range theory dominates, the strong program in some respects follow an older model of theorizing through the development of a self-consciously programmatic theoretical endeavor. The article traces this quality of the strong program to its relationship to older theoretical traditions that inspire its ambitions (though it differs from these in important ways). Another aspect of the strong program that exerts an important influence is its institutional identification with the Yale Center for Cultural Sociology. The article focuses on the Center's weekly culture workshop as a nexus that allows for it to both pursue a distinctive theoretical program that nonetheless remains closely connected to developments in U.S. cultural sociology more generally.Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro2019-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2238-38752019000100267Sociologia & Antropologia v.9 n.1 2019reponame:Sociologia & Antropologiainstname:Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/2238-38752019v9112info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNorton,Mattheweng2019-04-08T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2238-38752019000100267Revistahttp://www.revistappgsa.ifcs.ufrj.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevistappgsa@gmail.com2238-38752236-7527opendoar:2019-04-08T00:00Sociologia & Antropologia - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)false |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF JEFFREY ALEXANDER |
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Norton,Matthew |
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Norton,Matthew |
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Norton,Matthew |
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Cultural sociology strong program middle-range theory theoretical programs institutions |
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Cultural sociology strong program middle-range theory theoretical programs institutions |
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Abstract The strong program in cultural sociology is distinctive in contemporary U.S. sociology. At a time when middle-range theory dominates, the strong program in some respects follow an older model of theorizing through the development of a self-consciously programmatic theoretical endeavor. The article traces this quality of the strong program to its relationship to older theoretical traditions that inspire its ambitions (though it differs from these in important ways). Another aspect of the strong program that exerts an important influence is its institutional identification with the Yale Center for Cultural Sociology. The article focuses on the Center's weekly culture workshop as a nexus that allows for it to both pursue a distinctive theoretical program that nonetheless remains closely connected to developments in U.S. cultural sociology more generally. |
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