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Introduction—The Importance of Critical Theorizing
This chapter examines the way in which theorizing can enrich our understanding of welfare with specific reference to the range of perspectives which...
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Scientific Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics
This chapter discusses an approach for develo** scientific and explanatory theories of the social universe. Specifically, a scientific approach to...
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Everything’s going according to Plan(demic): a cultural sociological approach to conspiracy theorizing
In this article, I examine the case of a viral film entitled “Plandemic,” its sequel, and the epidemiologist that is its main subject, and develop a...
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On Decolonizing Anthropology: Postcolonial Theorizing and Collaborative Methodologies
Anthropology, with its troubling colonial legacy, has faced the call to be decolonized for a long time. Beyond interrogating the historical,...
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The promise and perils of theorizing international regime complexity in an evolving world
As the world becomes more complicated, so too does global governance. The political consequences of the rising density of institutions, policies,...
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Theorizing a Necessary Link: Masculinity and Social Sustainability in African Contexts
This chapter elucidates the significance of analysing the ideological constitution of masculinities with an aim of theoretically enriching critical...
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Theorizing in the Cohort Mode: On Ryder’s Processual Account of Social Change
The classic 1965 article by the Canadian-American demographer Norman Burston Ryder on the cohort concept has inspired generations of social...
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An Approach to Evolutionary Sociology and its Implications for Theorizing on Socio-Cultural Evolution
A theoretical research program is outlined that seeks to use the Modern Synthesis in explaining human evolution, but also recognizes its limitations...
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Theorizing Embodied Subjectivity: Feminist Approaches and Debates
In this chapter, various feminist approaches to theorizing the role played by the body in the construction of gendered selves are reviewed before...
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Cross-Currents of Social Theorizing of Contemporary Taiwan Self, Culture and Society
The book presents aspects of cross-currents of theorizing of self, culture and society in the contemporary Taiwan. Social theorizing has been...
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The performative power of cinema: theorizing successful performances of realism in cinema
This article proposes a performative model for the interpretation of cinematic realism. It theorizes “fusion” as a performative achievement in which...
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Theorizing Capitalism’s Cracks
It is commonly said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. Alternatives, framed as a simplistic dualism of...
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Essential Citizenship: Theorizing Practices of Women Agrifood Workers
This chapter develops a feminist notion of essential citizenship that builds on the emancipatory potential of our COVID-19 altered awareness of the...
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Cross-Currents of Social Theorizing of Contemporary Taiwan: An Introduction and an Invitation
Taiwan is just off the coast of Mainland China. In this book, we present some aspects of cross-currents of theorizing of self, culture and society in...
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Urbanization Theorizing
This chapter makes three specific points joining current discussions on urbanization in the global urban age. First, we discuss the traditions in...
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Current Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics: Origins and Critiques
This chapter reviews the most prominent perspective of inter-societal systems in sociological theory—world-systems analysis. This chapter discusses...
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Theorizing the Construct of Place-Identity
The intrinsic characteristics of built environments shape the way one identifies with any place. The dialectics of people and their physical settings...
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Theorizing Power, Agents, Structures, and Aid Relationships
This chapter discusses relationships among stakeholders in development aid by expanding on the concepts of power, actors, and the types of...
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The myth of Muslim violence: Theorizing religion in the war on terror
Both inside and outside the academy, identifications of Islam as a terrorist threat have gained traction during the on-going War on Terror. William...
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Moroccan Torah Scrolls: Theorizing a Diasporic Afterlife
Torah scrolls are more than ritual objects; when used in a congregation, they take on semi-human characteristics and are given special agency. For...