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Record Nr.

UNINA9910506391603321

Autore

Šubrt Jiří <1958->

Titolo

The Sociology of Time : A Critical Overview / / by Jiří Šubrt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030832896

3030832899

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Disciplina

304.237

Soggetti

Sociology

Collective memory

Social sciences - Philosophy

Culture

Sociological Theory

Memory Studies

Social Theory

Sociology of Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The development of human ideas of time -- 2. Different approaches to time in the history of sociological thinking -- 3. The role of time in contemporary sociological theory.

Sommario/riassunto

In a critical, comparative study of the sociological literature, this book explores the term "time," and the various interconnections between time and a broad cluster of topics that create a conceptual labyrinth. Various understandings of time manifest themselves in the context of many individual social problems-there is no single vision in sociology of how to grasp time and address within social theory. This book, therefore, attempts to define an approach to the concept of time and its associated terms (duration, temporality, acceleration, compression, temporal structures, change, historical consciousness, and others). The volume is guided by a critical engagement with three main questions: a) the formation of human understanding of time; b) the functioning of



temporal structures at different levels of social reality; c) the role and place of time in general sociological theory. Jiří Šubrt is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Charles University in Czechia.He is the author and editor of several books which mainly deal with the theme of contemporary sociological theory, particularly with regard to issues of action, structure, social systems and social change. His latest books in English are: The Perspective of Historical Sociology (2017), Individualism, Holism and Central Idea of Sociological Theory (2019), The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann (2020), Explaining Social Processes (2020).