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Social Change in a Material World

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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Social Change in a Material World

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

Social Change in a Material World offers a new, practice theoretical account of social change and its explanation. Extending the author’s earlier account of social life, and drawing on general ideas about events, processes, and change, the book conceptualizes social changes as configurations of significant differences in bundles of practices and material arrangements. Illustrated with examples from the history of bourbon distillation and the formation and evolution of digitally-mediated associations in contemporary life, the book argues that chains of activity combine with material events and processes to cause social changes. The book thereby stresses the significance of the material dimension of society for the constitution, determination, and explanation of social phenomena, as well as the types of space needed to understand them. The book also challenges the explanatory significance of such key phenomena as power, dependence, relations, mechanisms, and individual behavior. As such, it will appeal to sociologists, geographers, organization studies scholars, and others interested in social life and social change.

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0429626827

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Site of the Social

A Philosophical Account of the Constitution of Social Life and Change

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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A Philosophical Account of the Constitution of Social Life and Change

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

A special feature of the book is its development of the theoretical argument by sustained reference to two historical examples: the medicinal herb business of a Shaker village in the 1850s and contemporary day trading on the Nasdaq market. First focusing on the relative simplicity of Shaker life to illuminate basic ontological characteristics of the social site, Schatzki then uses the sharp contrast with the complex and dynamic practice of day trading to reveal what makes this approach useful as a general account of social existence.

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Penn State Press

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0271046546

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9780271046549

Social Practices

A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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Social Practices

A Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

This book addresses key topics in social theory such as the basic structures of social life, the character of human activity, and the nature of individuality. Drawing on the work of Wittgenstein, the author develops an account of social existence that argues that social practices are the fundamental phenomenon in social life. This approach offers new insight into the social formation of individuals, surpassing and critiquing the existing practice theories of Bourdieu, Giddens, Lyotard, and Oakeshott.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521560225

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9780521560221

Social Change in a Material World

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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The Timespace of Human Activity

On Performance, Society, and History as Indeterminate Teleological Events

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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The Timespace of Human Activity

On Performance, Society, and History as Indeterminate Teleological Events

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

This book shows that a concept of activity timespace drawn from the work of Martin Heidegger provides new insights into the nature of activity, society, and history. Although the book is a work of theory, it has significant implications for the determination and course, not just of activity, but of sociohistorical change as well. Drawing on empirical examples, the book argues (1) that timespace is a key component of the overall space and time of social life, (2) that interwoven timespaces form an essential infrastructure of important social phenomena such as power, coordinated actions, social organizations, and social systems, and (3) that history encompasses constellations of indeterminate temporalspatial events. The latter conception of history in turn yields a propitious account of how the past exists in the present. In addition, because the concept of activity timespace highlights the teleological character of human action, the book contains an extensive defense of the teleological character of such allegedly ateleological forms of activity as emotional and ceremonial actions. Since, finally, the book's ideas about timespace and activity as an indeterminate event derive from an interpretation of Heidegger, the work furthers understanding of the relevance of his thought for social and historical theory.

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Lexington Books

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0739142704

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The Timespace of Human Activity

On Performance, Society, and History as Indeterminate Teleological Events

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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On Performance, Society, and History as Indeterminate Teleological Events

By: Theodore R. Schatzki

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Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children

By: Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children

By: Theodore Roosevelt

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0469653477

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THEODORE ROOSEVELTS LETTERS TO

By: Theodore 1858-1919 Roosevelt,Joseph Bucklin 1847-1928 Bishop

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By: Theodore 1858-1919 Roosevelt,Joseph Bucklin 1847-1928 Bishop

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1373025891

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Social Change in a Material World

Social Change in a Material World

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Site of the Social

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Social Practices

Social Change in a Material World

Social Change in a Material World

The Timespace of Human Activity

The Timespace of Human Activity

The Timespace of Human Activity

The Timespace of Human Activity

Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children

Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children

THEODORE ROOSEVELTS LETTERS TO

THEODORE ROOSEVELTS LETTERS TO

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