Social Sensitivity: A Study of Habit and Experience

Ostrow, James M.

ISBN 10: 0791402150 / ISBN 13: 9780791402153

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, 1990

Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6". viii, 137pp. Rubbing and toning to glossy paper over boards. Sunning to spine. Bumping and some wear to edges of board. Dust spotting to edges of text block. Pencil, pen, and highlited notation to pages. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this work on the theory of the social structure of immediate experience by James Ostrow. Seller Inventory # 5259

Synopsis:

The author develops a phenomenological theory of the social structure of immediate experience. At the heart of this study is a theory of habitual sensitivity that originates in the writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and John Dewey. The author develops this theory as an alternative to Schutz's theory of taken-for-granted knowledge, which has had a pervasive influence on how phenomenology has been understood and applied within sociology. Each chapter expands on Ostrow's claim that the world is inherently social, by virtue of the sensitivity that immerses us within it before it ever becomes an object of reflection.

About the Author: James M. Ostrow is Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Bentley College.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Sensitivity: A Study of Habit and ...
Publisher: State University of New York Press, Albany
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good