Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 55 | 2019
Research Article | Rethinking the Concept of ‘Society’ in the Age of Globalisation
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Society’ in the Age of Globalisation
Society as a Whole, the Social, and Sociological Traditions
- Hirofumi Utsumi - Otemon Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan - email
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to take issue with the opinion that, in sociology, the concept of ‘society’ was equated with the nation-state. Firstly, a diachronic analysis of the term ‘society’, as used by the general public, shall be attempted: ‘society as a whole’ and ‘the social’. Secondly, the article shall illustrate that sociology has developed its own analytical concept of society within the space between the two lay terms. Thirdly, the fact that the process of globalisation yet again problematizes the distinction between ‘society as a whole’ and ‘the social’ shall be shown. The conclusion of the paper is that, by yet again, becoming aware of the three dimensions of the concept of ‘society’, we can provide cues for a theoretical reconstruction of the sociological concept of ‘society’ that will contribute to research on ‘society’ in the age of globalisation.
Submitted: Jan. 29, 2019 | Accepted: May 28, 2019 | Published June 27, 2019 | Language: en
Keywords Market economy • The social • Civil society • Globalisation • Society as a whole • Society • Nation-state • The state
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dc.title |
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Society’ in the Age of Globalisation. Society as a Whole, the Social, and Sociological Traditions |
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Utsumi Hirofumi |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
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Research Article |
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en |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2019/1/rethinking-the-concept-of-society-in-the-age-of-gl/ |
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dc.description.abstract |
The aim of this paper is to take issue with the opinion that, in sociology, the concept of ‘society’ was equated with the nation-state. Firstly, a diachronic analysis of the term ‘society’, as used by the general public, shall be attempted: ‘society as a whole’ and ‘the social’. Secondly, the article shall illustrate that sociology has developed its own analytical concept of society within the space between the two lay terms. Thirdly, the fact that the process of globalisation yet again problematizes the distinction between ‘society as a whole’ and ‘the social’ shall be shown. The conclusion of the paper is that, by yet again, becoming aware of the three dimensions of the concept of ‘society’, we can provide cues for a theoretical reconstruction of the sociological concept of ‘society’ that will contribute to research on ‘society’ in the age of globalisation. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Vol. 55 | June 2019 |
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dc.issued |
2019-06-27 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2019-05-28 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2019-01-29 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2385-3042 |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2019/01/021 |
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yes |
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dc.subject |
Civil society |
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dc.subject |
Civil society |
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dc.subject |
Globalisation |
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dc.subject |
Globalisation |
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dc.subject |
Market economy |
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dc.subject |
Market economy |
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dc.subject |
Nation-state |
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dc.subject |
Nation-state |
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dc.subject |
Society |
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dc.subject |
Society |
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dc.subject |
Society as a whole |
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dc.subject |
Society as a whole |
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dc.subject |
The social |
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dc.subject |
The social |
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dc.subject |
The state |
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dc.subject |
The state |
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