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- Title
Sociology for Whom? The Role of Sociology in Reflexive Modernity.
- Authors
Mesny, Anne
- Abstract
Sociologists tend to have a short-sighted conception of the use and usefulness of sociological knowledge. Policy-makers are not the foremost "users" of sociology. In conditions of "reflexive modernity," sociological knowledge is routinely appropriated by "lay people" in the context of their day-to-day activities, Sociologists can contribute to the diffusion of a "sociological consciousness" and to its incorporation into common sense. In a period of "reflexive modernity," people's sense of self-identity is marked by a lay sociological consciousness, which infuses the routine construction of their self-narratives. This lay "sociological consciousness" pertains to the way people relate their individual and personal experience to the social sphere. It refers to their sense of control and responsibility regarding what happens to them and to others.
- Subjects
SOCIOLOGY; MODERNITY; SOCIAL psychology; POLICY sciences; SOCIAL consciousness; INTERPERSONAL relations
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1998, Vol 23, Issue 2/3, p159
- ISSN
0318-6431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3341962