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Showing papers on "Face (sociological concept) published in 1971"


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TL;DR: In this article, it is pointed out that we now face the danger of drowning in the abundance of data accumulated in terms of "special" problems not tied into a system, and that this threatens loss of general direction.
Abstract: Scientists in many fields are presently giving the closest attention to study of the potentials of the systems approach for understanding what cannot be comprehended with the analytical approach or, as V. A. Engel'gardt has put it, "an accumulation of material in reduced form." This approach is in some degree a gesture of despair. It is quite obvious that we now face the danger of drowning in the abundance of data accumulated in terms of "special" problems not tied into a system, and that this threatens loss of general direction.

49 citations


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TL;DR: This article argued that rebellion in the face of "institutional absurdity" may be a source of meaning for students and blacks in contemporary American Society, and cast off our traditional perspective of viewing man as a "consonance seeker" in favor of viewing him, theoretically, as a creator of dissonance to which he can react, the end result of which is the acquisition of meaning.
Abstract: The literature of the absurd, represented by the works of Camus, Beckett, Sartre, and others is analyzed for its heuristic value in generating sociological theory. Drawing upon this literature it is argued that rebellion in the face of "institutional absurdity" may be a source of meaning for students and blacks in contemporary American Society. Further, it is suggested that we cast off our traditional perspective of viewing man as a "consonance seeker" in favor of viewing him, theoretically, as a "creator of dissonance" to which he can react, the end result of which is the acquisition of meaning The framework of the absurd is used to offer a critical appraisal of American Sociology. The paper concludes in support of an action orientation on the part of American sociologist.

18 citations


Book
01 Mar 1971

13 citations


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TL;DR: In the human, the arrangements for suckling are such that the baby takes in the nurse's face along with the milk and perception of another's face makes one feel that one understands him better and is also understood by him.

8 citations


Book
01 Jan 1971

5 citations


Book
01 Jan 1971

3 citations



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01 Jan 1971

2 citations



Book
01 Jun 1971

2 citations




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