The Art and Science of Sociology: Essays in Honor of Edward A. Tiryakian

241 Pages·2016·2.106 MB·English

by  Roland Robertson (editor), John Simpson (editor)

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The Art and Science
of Sociology
Essays in Honor of
Edward A. Tiryakian
Edited by Roland Robertson and
John Simpson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Robertson, Roland, editor. | Simpson, John Herman, 1936– editor. |
Tiryakian, Edward A., honoree.
Title: The art and science of sociology : essays in honor of Edward A.
Tiryakian / edited by Roland Robertson and John Simpson.
Description: London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, [2016] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifers: LCCN 2016003917 | ISBN 9781783085644 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Sociology.
Classifcation: LCC HM585 .A78 2016 | DDC 301—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016003917
ISBN-13: 978 1 78308 564 4 (Hbk)
ISBN-10: 1 78308 552 5 (Hbk)
This title is also available as an e-book.
CONTENTS
List of Figures and Tables ix
List of Contributors xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
Roland Robertson and John Simpson
Chapter 1. The Dynamo and the Diplomat: Tiryakian’s Role in
Preserving Sorokin’s Reputation 5
Alan Sica
Chapter 2. E dward Tiryakian and Modernization Theory:
A Very Special Relationship 23
Wolfgang Knöbl
Chapter 3. D evelopmental Path (Entwicklungsform): A Neglected
Weberian Concept and Its Usefulness in the
Civilizational Analysis of Islam 43
Saïd Amir Arjomand
Chapter 4. T he Existential Sociology of Edward Tiryakian:
Toward an Integrated Paradigm 59
Andrey Melnikov
Chapter 5. C omparative Refections on Sociology and
Conservatism: The Contributions of
Edward A. Tiryakian 79
Bryan S. Turner
Chapter 6. C ontemporary Changes in the Processes of Social
Differentiation: Toward an Analytical Version
of the Theory 97
Alfonso Pérez-Agote
viii THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGY
Chapter 7. Considerations on Global Studies 117
Roland Robertson
Chapter 8. H onoring Edward Tiryakian as a Metasociologist:
A Metaconceptual Analysis of Prosumption and
Related Concepts 131
George Ritzer
Chapter 9. D angerous Nouns of Process: Differentiation,
Rationalization, Modernization 149
Hans Joas
Chapter 10. M odernization as Social Becoming: Ten Theses on
Modernization 163
Piotr Sztompka
Chapter 11. R eligion and Evolution 173
John Simpson
Chapter 12. T he “Axial Age” vs. Weber’s Comparative Sociology
of the World Religions 189
John Torpey
Edward A. Tiryakian’s Publications 205
Index 221
FIGURES AND TABLES
Figures
8.1 The prosumption continuum 133
8.2 The prosumption continuum with phases of production and
consumption 134
Tables
6.1 European identity and trust of Spaniards and Europeans in
European institutions 107
6.2 Trust of Spaniards and Europeans in political institutions 107
6.3 Some data on Spaniards’ opinions, 2011 and 2013 108