New edition of the classic of Georg Simmel The poor class constitutes a synthesis of sociological more unique. It has a great homogeneity, so that its significance and location in the social body is concerned; but it lacks completely of it, if we take into consideration the individual circumstances of their elements. The be poor, […]
The power of the shopping malls
The past June 16, 2012, RTVE, through its program The Theme Night, issued two documentaries are very interesting for the sociology of consumption: “Neuromarketing” and “The power of the shopping centers”. The power of shopping centers is a co-production by canadian and French 2008 directed by Helene Klodawsky, 52 minutes and produced by Canada Inc, […]
The problem of the objectivity
The problem of the objectivity , it is already a very hackneyed in the history of the social sciences and humanities, and by more than can be thought of as something to overcome, especially from the paradigm settled by David Bloor and others, the strong programme in the field of the sociology of scientific knowledge, […]
The work of Bourdieu is critical of the domination
Source: Journal Discussion. By Patrick Dean. . Interview with Loïc Wacquant, a sociologist and a disciple of Pierre Bourdieu, examines the validity of the French thinker to ten years of his death. Ten years have passed since the death of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. In this decade, the dissemination and influence in the world […]
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Interview with Zygmunt Bauman on ABC
[…] there is an alternative system, and unfortunately there is nothing to restrict yourself, that limit something that is endemic to a system that is based on the competition: greed, greed, pretending to rise above it, defeat the other, and the low sensitivity towards the fate of the unfortunate, the victims caused by your own […]
Interview of the CECPS Antoni Gutierrez-Rubí
I reproduce here the interview that we conducted from the CECPS to Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí, to highlight their commitment to our society (and much of his work can be read and downloaded free of charge at their website: Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí. Articles and Reflections. I encourage all students and citizens in general to approach their work and […]
active Ageing and solidarity between generations
Source: EUROSTAT . On the occasion of the European Year of Active Ageing, Eurostat of the European Commission, publishes the document active Ageing and solidarity between generations. Statistical portrait of the European Union 2012. This publication presents the overall picture in Europe and the statistical data on topics related to active ageing and solidarity between […]
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Ageing, longevity and population
Via CEMAV, Center of Design and Production of Audiovisual Media, of the UNED. . What is a threat to the welfare State?. From the point population and the age structure of the population, analyzes the adoption of measures to guide social planning and the design of public policies. Addresses the demographic trends in Spain, analyzing […]