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Sociology of classes of Michele Lamont, which was developed in a dialogue withPierre Bourdeu’s theory of classes, is a separate and original proposal of studieson classes. It is to be based on analyses of group identification articulation thatare used by actors for self-defining, but at the same time also imply the process ofdefining and drawing symbolic boundaries between classes. However, these boundariestend to differ from the boundaries defined in the analyses of economic resourcesand the social and demographic diversity. Lamont creates and develops her theoryagainst two major challenges that theories of classes face: international comparisonswhich would focus on cultural distinctions and avoid methodological nationalism,similarly to Bourdieu’s theory. The second challenge would be the forms of socialdiversity, which are not likely to occur in class analyses, such as racial or genderdiversity, and seem to be essential to understand contemporary diversity of societies.
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Theory of Pierre Bourdieu has already gained an undisputed status in Polish sociology. This text is an attempt to show the diversity of ways of using the theory ofBourdieu by Polish scholars and researchers. The author identifies areas in whichBourdieu’s theory is used in Polish research. These are: study of social class analysisfields (fields of literature, music, contemporary art and legal and advertising fields),diagnosis of social inequalities in education and other areas of life, analysis offunctioning of elites and the various types of capitals in the Polish socio-economiccontext. The text indicates tensions occurring between approaches and interpretationsthoughts Bourdieu, represented by Polish researchers. The author also pointsout opportunities of developing research concepts inspired by Pierre Bourdieu,which would take into account such dimensions of social diversity as gender or sexualorientation.
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In this article I characterize two motocross tracks, using the studies conducted inMarch and May 2015 in Orneta and the surrounding villages in the Lidzbark County.First, I make an attempt to inform the readers about circumstances of the researchand specifics of the area. Then, I describe methodology and theoretical assumptionswith a particular focus on Pierre Bourdieu’s social classes concept, which is key forthis article. On the basis of the collected material, I define what motocross is and whoare the people practicing it. Further, I present the history of tracks, primarily focusingon organizational transformations and consequences of these transformations. Myintention is to demonstrate that cultural participation can take various forms, and toprove that motocross riding is also a cultural practice.
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One of the central concepts of The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, especially highlighted in the “Methodological Note,” is the relationship between values and attitudes, which frames the subsequent empirical analyses and conclusions. The aim of the present article is to reconstruct Florian Znaniecki’s early idea of values in order to demonstrate its originality and later influence on his sociological contributions. As the author argues, Znaniecki’s early insights with regard to values allow us to reconsider his collaboration with William Thomas and to interpret The Polish Peasant as a part of Znaniecki’s long-term research programme.
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This article concerns the multidimensional work of Lydia Ginzburg (1902–1990), a Russian literary and cultural theoretician and author of memoirs and diaries, who witnessed the most momentous events in the Soviet Union. The author of the article discusses the intersection of three dimensions of totality characterizing this remarkable thinker. The firstwas her biographical experience (the repressions, the siege of the city). The second concerns the institutions within which she worked (the totalitarian Soviet Union, censorship). The third was the nature of her thoughts andconcepts, which crossed the boundaries of various disciplines and formsof activity (her academic work aimed at completeness and precision; heremotional, reflective memoirs were open in form). “Totality” is understood in this article as the inseparability of theory and practice, of rationality and emotionality, of abstract ideas and private experience.
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