Sociology as Analysis of the Unintended

From the Problem of Ignorance to the Discovery of the Possible
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-415-78701-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Ignorance Studies

Sociology of unintended consequences is commonly depicted as a framework for understanding the outcomes that run counter to the initial intentions of social actors because of factors such as ignorance, error and complexity. This conventional approach, however, is now undergoing change under the influence of more encompassing shifts in framing in social sciences. Indeed, in the last few years, the study of the unintended has evidently moved from the question "What are the sources of the unintended?" to the inquiry "What is it that makes the unintended possible?" or "What risks, but also opportunities, do the unintended entail?"

Explaining this puzzle in relation to the internal dynamics of sociology of unintended consequences, Adriana Mica makes an erudite journey in relation to its three main analytical frameworks, their semantic shifts, setbacks and theoretical revivals. Certainly, through the examination of the use of protective headgear in boxing, this volume renders explicitly the possibilistic turn not only in the specific research of the unintended, but in sociology more generally.

Presenting the contributions of leading sociology theorists in a new light, Sociology as Analysis of the Unintended will appeal to graduate students and researchers interested in fields such as theoretical sociology, sociology of substantive issues and sociology of sport.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mica, Adriana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I. Sociology of unintended consequences

1. Analytical frameworks

2. Assumptions

3. Tricky processes

PART II. The three analytical frameworks

4. The unanticipated consequences of social action

5. Institutions as unintended consequences of social interaction

6. The mechanisms of reproduction of institutionalized practices

Conclusions: The turn towards the possible, counterfactual and indeterminacy

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Adriana Mica is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw, Poland