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Contemporary society
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors distill three criteria for determining the degreeto which a society (that is, individuals in association) is moving in the direction of the democratic ideal, and these same criteria can be used to judge our efforts as social studies edu-cators.
Abstract: deliberation—rather than coercion,appeals to emotion, or authority—offersa means for resolving differences ofopinion and a foundation for curriculumand pedagogy that is attuned to theknowledge, skills, and values that citi-zens need in a society pursuing a demo-cratic ideal.As the work of John Dewey illus-trates, deliberation is the heart of whatconstitutes democracy and should be thehallmark of social studies education.From Dewey’s work, we can distillthree criteria for determining the degreeto which a society (that is, individuals inassociation) is moving in the directionof the democratic ideal, and these samecriteria, which follow, can be used tojudge our efforts as social studies edu-cators:• participation in formulating policyis widespread;• groups that make up societyencourage and actively elicit the devel-opment of the powers and talents intheir members; and• relations among social groups aremultiple and supple (Boisvert 1998).The more porous the boundaries ofsocial groups, the more they welcomeparticipation from all individuals, andas the varied groupings enjoy multipleand flexible relations, society movescloser to fulfilling the democratic ideal.In other words, the curriculum andinstructional goals of democratic socialstudies must embrace pluralism in itsmany forms.How does contemporary society (aswell as the social studies educationcommunity) measure up to the guidingideals of the above criteria? Achievingperfection in democracy and socialstudies education will, of course,remain elusive, but without examiningour circumstances in light of guidingideals we could never engage in thework to eliminate the elements that pre-vent the growth of democratic life.In this light, the authors of these spe-cial issues of
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TL;DR: The authors proposes to overcome the narratives of disaggregation by interpreting post-war history as a gradual transformation from the ideals and practices of heavy communities to those of light communities in the domains of politics, civil society and religion.
Abstract: The term "depillarization" ("ontzuiling") emerged in the Netherlands during the 1970s to proclaim the end of a society dominated by "pillarization" ("verzuiling"). In breaking away from the past, a groundbreaking renewal of religious and civic life through secularization and individualization was proclaimed or deplored. As hopes of an emancipation from the past subsided in the face of a considerable continuity, depillarization became a narrative of loss and frustration. This article shows how metaphors of disaggregation such as depillarization have produced an inability to conceptualize contemporary society, accompanied by a distortion of the past as the "other" of the present. It demonstrates how such metaphors may become dominant through their ability to incorporate competing visions of social order and the integration of scholarly and popular discourse. In conclusion, this article proposes to overcome the narratives of disaggregation by interpreting post-war history as a gradual transformation from the ideals and practices of heavy communities to those of light communities in the domains of politics, civil society and religion.
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TL;DR: The Jungto Society and the Indra's Net Community as discussed by the authors are two major Buddhist movements in contemporary South Korea, which address issues in daily lives of lay people, seeking an alternative way of thinking and living in response to contemporary society's emphasis on mass consumption, commercialism, competition and the exploitation of the natural resources.
Abstract: This paper examines two major Buddhist movements in contemporary South Korea, the Jungto Society and Indra's Net Community, which address issues in daily lives of lay people. Visionary monks began these movements: Jungto was established by Pŏmnyun in 1988, and Indra's Net by Tobŏp in 1999. Both began as grassroots communities based on Buddhist principles, seeking an alternative way of thinking and living in response to contemporary society's emphasis on mass consumption, commercialism, competition, and the exploitation of the natural resources. While their activities overlap in promoting peace and ecological preservation, Jungto is better known for its humanitarian aid programmes in impoverished areas of the world, and the Indra's Net for its rural community movement in South Korea. With their steady and visible activities, these movements not only offer a new vision and work for lay Buddhists but also appeal to a wider population by involving the general public.
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TL;DR: This paper argued that the current status quo of the accounting academy and its support for global capitalism at large represents a serious transgression against the vast majority of humanity, and argued that accounting research and theory could benefit by taking the "linguistic turn" taken by most of the humanities and social science in recent decades by most OFS.
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TL;DR: By placing the understanding of the city into the center of social science research interests at the University of Chicago we have acquired a perspective for the comprehension of the salient problems not only of urban civilization but of contemporary society as a whole as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: By placing the understanding of the city into the center of social science research interests at the University of Chicago we have acquired a perspective for the comprehension of the salient problems not only of urban civilization but of contemporary society as a whole. The urban community offers an economical field for social science research and a suitable platform from which to view the two poles of human existence: the civilization which has grown up in cities and the culture of folk societies. The methods approprite to these two phases of social life differ for reasons inherent in the data themselves. The use of statistical techniques, representative samples, an personal documents is largely confined to urban societies. The Chicago studies have profited by the older theories concerning social structure but have relied predominantly upon empirical evidence. The studies which have been given a systematic framework through Park's 1915 paper on "The City" have ranged from the ecological and economic to t...
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