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Randall Collins

    1 gennaio 1941

    Randall Collins è un influente sociologo e teorico americano, focalizzato sulla sociologia macro-storica del cambiamento politico ed economico, sulla microsociologia dell'interazione faccia a faccia e sulla sociologia degli intellettuali e del conflitto sociale. Il suo lavoro esplora in profondità come le società vengono create e distrutte attraverso i comportamenti emotivi umani. Considerato un importante teorico del conflitto non marxista, i suoi scritti accademici sono stati tradotti in numerose lingue. Collins ha contribuito in modo significativo alla comprensione dei fenomeni sociali attraverso la sua vasta ricerca e pubblicazioni.

    Randall Collins
    Degenerations of Democracy
    Charisma
    Interaction Ritual Chains
    Trust-Based Observations
    Phases of the Moon
    Teorie sociologiche
    • Teorie sociologiche

      • 459pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      Il manuale offre un panorama esauriente dello stato della conoscenza sociologica contemporanea. Nel presentare i diversi modelli teorici, Collins ne valuta in modo approfondito l'impianto concettuale, ne giudica il grado di affidabilità e gli elementi di debolezza, mostrando in quali direzioni dovrebbero essere sviluppati. Dopo le teorie "macro", che prendono in esame lunghi intervalli di tempo e un numero elevato di persone, sono così illustrate le teorie "micro", che privilegiano piccoli segmenti temporali e nuclei ristretti di persone. Infine sono descritte le teorie "meso", nelle quali si ricerca un rapporto tra i due livelli precedenti.

      Teorie sociologiche
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    • Phases of the Moon

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      While in-depth cultural histories have been devoted to such classic horror monsters as the vampire, the zombie and Frankenstein's tragic creature, the cinematic werewolf has long been considered little more than the 'beast within': a psychoanalytic analogue for the bestial side of man. This book, the first scholarly study of the werewolf in cinema, redresses the balance by exploring over one hundred years of werewolf films - from The Werewolf (1913) to WolfCop (2014) via The Wolf Man (1941) and An American Werewolf in London (1981) - to reveal the cultural significance of she-wolves and wolf-men as evolving metaphors for the cultural fears and anxieties of their times. In doing so, it illustrates how we can begin to understand one of our oldest mythical monsters as a rich and diverse cultural metaphor.

      Phases of the Moon
      4,6
    • Trust-Based Observations

      • 188pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Trust Based Observations teaches observers to build trusting relationships with teachers as they engage in frequent observations and reflective conversations with them. Using the manageable observation form and data driven goal setting, the result is teachers embrace risk-taking and take growth steps necessary for significant teaching improvement.

      Trust-Based Observations
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    • Interaction Ritual Chains

      • 464pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      "Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common process: interaction rituals. Interaction Ritual Chains is a major work of sociological theory that attempts to develop a "radical microsociology." It proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional energy, while failed rituals drain emotional energy. Each person flows from situation to situation, drawn to those interactions where their cultural capital gives them the best emotional energy payoff. Thinking, too, can be explained by the internalization of conversations within the flow of situations; individual selves are thoroughly and continually social, constructed from the outside in. Book jacket"--Page 4 of cover

      Interaction Ritual Chains
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    • Charisma

      Micro-sociology of Power and Influence

      • 124pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      Exploring the nature of charisma, Randall Collins examines its role in generating influence and power through historical figures such as Jesus, Cleopatra, and Churchill. By analyzing how charisma shaped their leadership and legacy, he provides insights into its significance in society. The book offers a compelling look at the dynamics of charisma and its impact on both individuals and broader historical movements.

      Charisma
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    • Craig Calhoun, Dilip Gaonkar, and Charles Taylor argue that democracies have embraced individual freedom at the expense of equality and solidarity, economic growth at the expense of democracy. Rebuilding local communities and large-scale institutions is now crucial, with attention to the public good beyond private advantage or ingroup loyalty.

      Degenerations of Democracy
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    • Presents a concise intellectual history of sociology organized around the development of four classic schools of thought: the conflict tradition of Marx and Weber, the ritual solidarity of Durkheim, the microinteractionist tradition of Mead, Blumer, and Garfinkel, and--new to this edition--the utilitarian/rational choice tradition. Collins, one of the liveliest and most exciting writers in sociology today, traces the intellectual highlights of these four main schools from classical theories to current developments, introducing the roots of sociology and indicating the areas where progress has been made in our understanding, the areas where controversy still exists, and the direction in which sociology is headed

      Four sociological traditions Four sociological traditions
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    • Midair

      • 248pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Midair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation - a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above the South China Sea during the outset of the Vietnam War - and the subsequent story of what happened to the surviving pilot when he bailed out in the middle of the typhoon.

      Midair
    • Explosive Conflict

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      What determines how long conflict lasts and how much damage it does? Inequality and hostility are not enough to explain when and where violence breaks out. Collins shows what makes some protests more violent than others and why some revolutions are swift and non-violent tipping-points while others devolve into lengthy civil wars.

      Explosive Conflict
    • This volume explores the lives and ideas of social thinkers who have shaped and continue to forge traditions in sociology. Focusing on the great names in the field, it weaves biographical and conceptual details into the history of social thought of the 19th and 20th centuries.

      The Discovery of Society
    • Má kapitalismus budoucnost?

      • 258pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Nadcházející desetiletí přinesou překvapivé otřesy a obrovské výzvy. Některé budou vypadat nově, některé docela staře. Mnohé z nich budou doprovázeny nebývalými politickými dilematy s obtížným rozhodováním. V příštích desetiletích se také naskytnou příležitosti k tomu, aby se věci dělaly jinak, než jak to činily předchozí generace. Pětice autorů v této knize na základě svých sociologických znalostí světových dějin zkoumá, jaké asi tyto výzvy budou, a diskutuje o nich.

      Má kapitalismus budoucnost?
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    • Stirbt der Kapitalismus?

      Fünf Szenarien für das 21. Jahrhundert

      • 240pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Das ökonomische System des Kapitalismus wird kollabieren, weil negative Konjunkturzyklen und politische Krisen zusammentreffen und Wachstum an Grenzen stößt. Umweltkrisen werden den Kapitalismus massiv unter Druck setzen, ebenso wie globale Machtkämpfe und der Kampf um Ressourcen. Die Mittelklassen werden ihre Arbeit an IT-Services verlieren und nicht mehr so konsumieren können wie heute. Eine wichtige Frage wird sein, ob eine internationale politische Steuerung den Marktliberalismus wird beeinflussen können. Fünf herausragende Sozialforscher diskutieren in diesem Buch die Optionen wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Entwicklung in den nächsten 30 Jahren. Historische Systemumbrüche und gegenwärtige Machtverhältnisse im Blick, entwerfen sie fünf Zukunftsszenarien für das 21. Jahrhundert und führen ihre Ergebnisse in einer Synthese zusammen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhalt Die nächste große Wende 7 Gemeinsame Einleitung Die strukturelle Krise oder Warum der Kapitalismus sich nicht mehr rentieren könnte 17 Immanuel Wallerstein Das Ende der Mittelschichtarbeit: Keine weiteren Auswege 49 Randall Collins Das Ende ist vielleicht nah aber für wen? 89 Michael Mann Was war der Kommunismus? 123 Georgi Derluguian Was den Kapitalismus heute bedroht 163 Craig Calhoun Ein Weckruf an die Sozialwissenschaften 203 Gemeinsamer Schluss

      Stirbt der Kapitalismus?
    • Der amerikanische Soziologe Randall Collins untersucht die realen Welten der menschlichen Zwietracht – von der häuslichen Gewalt über Mobbing und gewalttätigen Sportarten bis hin zu bewaffneten Konflikten. Er erklärt, warum sich Gewalt typischerweise gegen Schwächere richtet und warum »Vorwärtspanik« ihren Ausbruch begünstigt. Er zeigt, warum sie als ritualisierte Zurschaustellung, als klandestiner Terrorakt oder Mord inszeniert wird und, warum nur wenige dazu fähig sind, Gewalt tatsächlich auszuüben. Collins legt präzise dar, warum Gewalt nur ausgelöst werden kann, wenn die emotionalen Barrieren fallen, die gewalttätiges Handeln verhindern. Und er skizziert, wie man der Gewalt in Zukunft entgegentreten kann.

      Dynamik der Gewalt
    • Konflikttheorie

      Ausgewählte Schriften

      • 439pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura

      Randall Collins gehört zu den produktivsten und originellsten soziologischen Theoretikern der Gegenwart. In seinem Werk verbindet er eine an die Traditionslinien von Marx und Weber anknüpfende meso- und makrosoziologische Konflikttheorie mit einer emotionssoziologisch fundierten Interaktionstheorie. Auf dieser theoretischen Grundlage hat er inspirierende Beiträge zu unterschiedlichen soziologischen Forschungsfeldern formuliert. Seine Publikationen zur sozialen Ungleichheit, zur Wissenschaftssoziologie, zur Entstehung und Dynamik des Kapitalismus und zur langfristigen territorialen Macht von Staaten haben zu fruchtbringenden Diskussionen geführt. Dieser Band versammelt eine Auswahl der wichtigsten und interessantesten Beiträge von Collins.

      Konflikttheorie