The Person in the Sight of Sociology (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory) - Softcover

Fletcher, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113899801X ISBN 13: 9781138998018

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Sociology is about society, but what about people? The person in the sight of sociology is all too often a matchstick being. In this original and stimulating book the person is characterized by what is inherent in a social being, and the result is a rich narrative, the story of the person told through events in life. The author holds that for sociological purposes, the person must be seen as perfect: perfectible, perfecting and perfect. He outlines the ‘trialectical’ nature of such a theory, offers a test of it in the making of madness and claims that such a change in vision is appropriate for the sociologist’s critical engagement in the world. It may be claimed that Colin Fletcher has created a new realm of theorizing and a piece of literature for sociology. And, perhaps as important, the reader may catch the rare experience of being spoken with as a person by another person.

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Colin Fletcher

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113899801X
• ISBN 13: 9781138998018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 106