Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Kısa Tarihi

by Alan Swingewood, Osman Akınhay (Translator)

Alan Swingewood'un bu kitabı klasik, modern ve güncel toplum teorisini kapsamlı biçimde ele alan çok az sayıdaki başucu eserinden birisidir. Yazar bu iddialı ve çok çeşitli kesimlerce takdirle karşılanan kitabında, sosyolojik düşüncenin tarihi boyunca karşımıza çıkan teorik tartışmalardaki eğilimler, gerilimler ve gelişmelerin izini sürerek geçmişin ve bugünün yazarlarıyla eleştirel bir diyalog geliştirmiştir.

Swingewood bu kitapta ilk önce, sosyolojinin, Aydınlanma akılcılığı ve modernitesinde bulunan kökenlerinden bir disiplin olarak ortaya çıkışını ele alır. Sonra, sembolik etkileşimcilik, işlevselcilik, yapılaşma teorisi ve Marksizm şeklindeki biçimlerini izler; Marx, Weber ve Durkheim gibi klasik sosyologların çalışmaları ile daha yakın dönemde Mead, Goffman, Parsons ve Foucault'nun teorilerini eleştirel bir değerlendirmeye tabi tutar. Nihayet çalışmasını, yapısalcılıktan ve post-modernizmden türetilmiş olan yeni kimlik teorilerine eleştirel bir bakışla noktalar.

"Sosyolojik düşüncenin gelişmesi, bireyleri, toplulukları ve toplumsal grupları kapsayan, işbirliğine, iletişime ve diyaloga dayalı etkileşimin sonucudur. Bu kitap da ne bir sosyoloji tarihi, ne de bir sosyoloji teorisi tarihidir. Bu kitap, sosyolojik düşünceyi on sekizinci yüzyıl felsefesi, tarihi ve siyasal iktisadındaki
kökenlerinden başlayarak ele alan, seçmeci bir tarihtir."

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Steve Dewey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned some things from it. But it was a slow, dense read. Much denser than it should have been for a "short history". The writing could've been better, I feel. The meat was there, but the information struggled to get out. At a fundamental level, editing would have helped; there were commas missing, and inappropriate commas, that made sentences less clear than they could have been. There were sentences that were confusing for other reasons.

[Tarık · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kitap işte, okudum bitti. Barındığı mevzular çerçevesinde okuduğım 3. veya 4. kitap. 5.si gelir mi gelir ne olur belli olmaz. 5 yıldız verdim. Çünkü öyle istedim.

[Allen Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t carried away by the title. It’s a not a short introduction to sociological thought. Rather a rich , dense and often hard reading on the history of sociological thinking. The author presupposes that the reader knows the basics of sociology, it’s concepts, and major figures. But a brilliant piece though.

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

বারোটি সমাজতত্ত্ব বিষয়ক প্রবন্ধ নিয়ে লেখা হয়েছে A Short History of Sociological Thought .. লেখক Alan Swingewood .. প্রসঙ্গতঃ Swingewood সাহেব আমার অন্যতম প্রিয় লেখকদের মধ্যে একজন। ওনার Cultural Theory and the Problem of Modernity (১৯৯৮) কিংবা The novel and revolution (১৯৭৫) হোক , অথবা Sociological Poetics and Aesthetic Theory (১৯৮৭) হোক, সোনা ফলিয়েছে কলম --- উপচে পড়েছে মনীষা।

A Short History of Sociological Thought বইটি আমি বেশ কিছুদিন যাবৎ revise করার তালে ছিলাম। সুযোগ পেয়ে গেলাম গতকাল সকালে।

সমাজতত্ত্বের জন্মকালীন ইতিহাস কোনও অর্থেই নগন্য নয়। মধ্যযুগের শেষভাগে পাশ্চাত্যে চিন্তার জগতে ও সাংস্কৃতিক ক্ষেত্রে এমন কিছু যুগান্তকারী ব্যাপারস্যাপার ঘটে , এবং এমন কিছু আর্থ-সামাজিক ও রাজনৈতিক পরিবর্তনের ধারা সূচিত হয়, যার মাধ্যমে বিধিবদ্ধ সমাজতত্ত্বের পঠনপাঠনের সূচনা ঘটে। সমাজতত্ত্বের ব্যাপক অনুশীলন ইওরোপে শুরু হয়েছিল অষ্টাদশ শতাব্দীর প্রারম্ভে এনলাইটেনমেন্টের সময়। এই বইটিতে লেখক ইওরোপীয় নবজাগরণ ও বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বিপ্লবের ভূমিকা থেকে শুরু করে আলোচনা করেছেন বিভিন্ন Sociological Masters - দের চিন্তাধারার উদ্ভব ও বিকাশ নিয়ে। সেখানে যেমন আছে August Comte - এর প্রত্যক্ষবাদ ও সামাজিক স্থিতিবিদ্যা ও গতিবিদ্যা , Herbert Spenser - এর বিবর্তনবাদ ও জৈবিক সাদৃশ্যবাদ , তেমনই আছে Durkheim , Max Weber ও Karl Heinrich Marx - এর সমাজতাত্ত্বিক চিন্তার বিধৃত রূপরেখা।

এই বইয়ের রচনাগুলির মধ্যে জিজ্ঞাসু পাঠক বিচ্ছিন্ন ভাবে পেয়ে যাবেন চিন্তার নানা উপাদান। এই বইকে সমাজতত্ত্বের একটি ক্ল্যাসিকের মর্য্যাদা দেওয়া হয়। পড়ে দেখতে পারেন।

[Titus Hjelm · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simply brilliant intro to sociological theory. Although quite traditional in its choice of theorists and currents, the books is very lucid in its discussions and includes helpful pointers to critiques as well. Too bad it hasn't been updated since 2000, which means there's very little about the online revolution, for example. Nevertheless, a good read even for more seasoned sociologists.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only read Part II, dealing with Modern Sociology. Proved a clear and engaging introduction although I could of done with some more practical application of the theories discussed to really grasp their implications.

[Craig Mattson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An older book but a good academic overview of some of the key sociological thinkers. The author experiments with some rather bizarre sentence structures!

[Vuthean Thieng · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it cos It my Department.

[Yunus]

i want read this book