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37 relations: Abstraction, Anthony Giddens, Anthropology, Antipositivism, Arena (Australian publishing co-operative), Benedict Anderson, Carol J. Adams, Charles Taylor (philosopher), Circles of Sustainability, Critical animal studies, Critical theory, Double hermeneutic, Epistemology, Global studies, Grand theory, Grounded theory, History, Liberalism, Manfred Steger, Modernism, Narrative, Ontology, Paul James (academic), Philosophy, Pierre Bourdieu, Political science, Post-Marxism, Postmodernism, Quality of life, RMIT University, Saga, Social change, Social complexity, Social practice, Social relation, Sociology, Tribalism.
Abstraction
Abstraction in its main sense is a conceptual process where general rules and concepts are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples, literal ("real" or "concrete") signifiers, first principles, or other methods.
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Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.
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Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.
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Antipositivism
In social science, antipositivism (also interpretivism and negativism) proposes that the social realm cannot be studied with the scientific method of investigation applied to the natural world; investigation of the social realm requires a different epistemology.
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Arena (Australian publishing co-operative)
Arena is an independent Australian radical and critical publishing group.
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Benedict Anderson
Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was a political scientist and historian, best known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism.
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Carol J. Adams
Carol J. Adams (born 1951) is an American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate.
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Charles Taylor (philosopher)
Charles Margrave Taylor (born 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec, and professor emeritus at McGill University best known for his contributions to political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, the history of philosophy, and intellectual history.
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Circles of Sustainability
Circles of Sustainability is a method for understanding and assessing sustainability, and for managing projects directed towards socially sustainable outcomes.
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Critical animal studies
Critical animal studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary scientific field and theory-to-activism global community, which originated at the beginning of the 21st century.
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Critical theory
Critical theory is a school of thought that stresses the reflective assessment and critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities.
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Double hermeneutic
The double hermeneutic is the theory, expounded by sociologist Anthony Giddens, that everyday "lay" concepts and those from the social sciences have a two-way relationship.
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Epistemology
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.
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Global studies
Global studies is the interdisciplinary study of political, economic, legal, ecological and cultural interconnectedness.
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Grand theory
Grand theory is a term coined by the American sociologist C. Wright Mills in The Sociological Imagination to refer to the form of highly abstract theorizing in which the formal organization and arrangement of concepts takes priority over understanding the social world.
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Grounded theory
Grounded theory (GT) is a systematic methodology in the social sciences involving the construction of theory through methodic gathering and analysis of data.
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History
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past as it is described in written documents.
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Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality.
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Manfred Steger
Manfred B. Steger (born 1961) is Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Modernism
Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Narrative
A narrative or story is a report of connected events, real or imaginary, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, or still or moving images, or both.
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Ontology
Ontology (introduced in 1606) is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.
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Paul James (academic)
Paul James (born 1958, Melbourne), is Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity at Western Sydney University, and Director of the Institute for Culture and Society where he has been since 2014.
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Philosophy
Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
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Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Felix Bourdieu (1 August 1930 – 23 January 2002) was a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher, and public intellectual.
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Political science
Political science is a social science which deals with systems of governance, and the analysis of political activities, political thoughts, and political behavior.
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Post-Marxism
Post-Marxism (not post-modernism) is a trend in political philosophy and social theory, which deconstructs Karl Marx's writings and Marxism proper, bypassing orthodox Marxism.
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Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a broad movement that developed in the mid- to late-20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism and that marked a departure from modernism.
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Quality of life
Quality of life (QOL) is the general well-being of individuals and societies, outlining negative and positive features of life.
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RMIT University
RMIT University (officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, informally RMIT) is an Australian public research university located in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Saga
Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.
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Social change
Social change is an alteration in the social order of a society.
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Social complexity
In sociology, social complexity is a conceptual framework used in the analysis of society.
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Social practice
Social practice is a theory within psychology that seeks to determine the link between practice and context within social situations.
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Social relation
In social science, a social relation or social interaction is any relationship between two or more individuals.
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Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.
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Tribalism
Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engaged_theory
