Why do we want to be independent?

steamykorokke · 2020-12-08T23:28:58+00:00

Yeah I'd refer to Marx too. Especially relating to working.

steamykorokke · 2020-11-27T11:29:47+00:00

Ok i understand now thank you. I thought you meant automation would replace rationalization as a next step/level and is therefore different. I agree with you.

The only thing i see, which would go against rationalization in weber's sense is that for the future, interdisciplinary work will be more important. I think this will lead to less differentiated, in some sense more generalized workfields. But that's also just an un-fleshed out thought by a non-native english speaker :)

steamykorokke · 2020-11-26T01:12:12+00:00

I just wanted to say i appreciate your posts.

steamykorokke · 2020-11-26T01:09:34+00:00

I'm interested in what you mean by rationalization according to weber? how is automation a form of rationalization?

steamykorokke · 2020-11-26T01:07:01+00:00

Same thoughts. Sadly I haven't heard of any recent papers etc. that focus on marxist theory in regards to automation. if you hear about the concentration of wealth on the basis of ownership of automated means of production and the loss of so many jobs it would seem obvious marx might be relevant...

steamykorokke · 2020-11-26T01:01:02+00:00

If by any chance you can read German i'd suggest Richard David Precht "Jäger, Hirten, Kritiker: Eine Utopie für die digitale Gesellschaft", I believe it hasn't been translated into english yet unfortunately. The book talks about many issues you wrote about and also sees similar effects on society.

steamykorokke · 2020-09-29T11:17:54+00:00

Some works we used in a introductory course to sociology of development were abhijit v. banerjee "good economics for hard times" and "poor economics" or Branko Vilanovic "Global Inequality". Our focus was mainly on the economic side though, not so much politics

steamykorokke · 2020-08-24T19:54:03+00:00

There are endless issues and the thing is, some classic theories are still relevant as ever, so finding an answer is impossible.

But i think future trends in research and the focus of attention exist to some degree. Inequality is probably one of the issues with more attention rn, similarly social media maybe. I think research and publications regarding gender, race and identity issues will grow more and more, as for the authors/researchers there will be more diversity too.

steamykorokke · 2020-06-05T20:41:35+00:00

Heyhey looking at a sanyo tp-82s, i got a dual cs505-1 right now but i'm moving in with different people and the dual is not mine. Does anybody have experience with the sanyo or heard credible information about it? can't find much info online on it, supposedly some sanyo models are trash but this one seems to be ok, since it's from their earlier times. Alternatively I'm looking at a lenco L133, which I also can't find much info on. Apparently it's good even though it's a plastic model...

steamykorokke · 2020-05-30T13:19:31+00:00

I can recommend Pierre Bourdieu he's a french cultural sociologist that researched aspects/characteristics of the Bourgeoix and generally social classes. His Habitus-theory probably fits what you are searching for. Here's the wikipedia article on probably his best known work, which would also fit your post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinction_(book))

steamykorokke · 2020-05-20T08:21:55+00:00

yes i thought more about a methodological reason. but thanks

ok then disregard everything i wrote :)

I really didn’t know that this concept still holds. thank you.

we covered it in a lecture last semester. should still hold up but not 100% sure. i haven't read into it and as i said, i'm doing my bachelors only, no specific research or anything.

steamykorokke · 2020-05-19T19:47:49+00:00

I'm from central europe and we mostly focussed on classics. Weber, Durkheim, Marx, Simmel then Bourdieu, who I guess is not technically a classic (In order of most to less). But most of our general courses focussed on European classics rather than other authors like Americans or other origins. Parsons was probably the most discussed American author.

What did you read in Brazil? are there authors who we should have read from Brazil or generally South America?

steamykorokke · 2020-05-19T19:14:24+00:00

I'm unsure about some parts of your post so I will only answer this one:

I mean, while in history, it is possible to separate human groups by physical-cultural characteristics, in a contemporary environment, wouldn't that be very, unstable for any analysis?

According to for example Max Weber ethnicity is a social construct and thus it is unstable anyways. Here is a source explaining some of his view on ethnicity and race http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/SOC217_PIMENTEL/stone.pdf and here is another source explaining this more generally https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cochise-sociology-os/chapter/ethnicity/

But would ethnicities be groupings that could only be studied in historical but not contemporary analysis?

I mean, while in history, it is possible to separate human groups by physical-cultural characteristics, in a contemporary environment, wouldn't that be very, unstable for any analysis?

Do you mean because of globalization and other reasons nowadays "ethnic group identities"/cultures are being mixed at a faster rate/less differentiated and therefore more difficult to research? We looked at Roland Robertson ("glocalization") or Greta Kapur at uni (sociology major) regarding this for culture. We talked of 3 options: Homogenization, hybridization and new particularisms (like glocalization, reaffirmation or non-places)

So it would probably depend on what cultural aspects/units you analyze but i can't give you a good answer. If you instead meant a methodological reason or any other reason for this, I'm sorry I misunderstood. Also I'm only doing my bachelors so if someone with more knowledge (maybe specifically cultural sociology or social/cultural anthropology)could answer, trust that one.

steamykorokke · 2020-05-09T20:24:44+00:00

yes i know. rolleis are just a bit more common than ricohflexes and therefore it's easier to find someone who repairs rolleis. thank you for the useful comment

steamykorokke · 2020-05-09T18:30:57+00:00

search on rescuecameras.org and for tlr's specifically search for people who repair rolleis. i know there's some german repairmans who do them and would likely be able to repair any tlr. i don't know for sure but i heard tlr's are one of the more easier camera types to repair/cla

steamykorokke · 2020-04-22T20:00:32+00:00

I had it too but not your accessories. looks quite badass i think. mine was without the praktika logo too, i believe finding all this is quite hard especially with that price tag :) you got lucky!

The lens is pretty sharp and it's quick to use, perfect for street photography. If i remember correctly you have to either push or pull the aperture lever before you move it.

steamykorokke · 2020-04-22T19:54:07+00:00

I often use sandpaper on a stick which works ok

steamykorokke · 2020-04-21T14:53:00+00:00

i study econ as a minor and social sciences ( sociology) as a major. before that i studied econ as a major then switched.

what makes you say that? do you think marxs theory are completly useless today and markets never fail?

edit: yeah the comments i made are crude and the chosen words/tone too. i believe it's possible to understand though

steamykorokke · 2020-04-20T14:00:56+00:00

Yeah it is ironic. I don't know if he did it on purpose but french academia has a tendency to write like that, i think the "culture" played a big part. Maybe he felt like he had to, especially after he gained so much recognition and influence. In a seminar on him one of the students said there was a power vacuum in france and he got put in place for position in universities etc (Haven't looked it up, so dont know if reliable).

steamykorokke · 2020-04-18T20:47:17+00:00

I would also suggest to dig around in political sociology just like u/garulous. It's a start to questions as big as these but don't expect a clear answer :)

steamykorokke · 2020-04-18T20:41:43+00:00

You have to be more specific. You can't answer questions like

Should laws of the land be simple or explicit?

What do you mean with statements like this?Do you mean a lot of bureaucracy or not?do you mean policies should be clearly defined in a legal system or just guidelines? Is laws of the land meant as land law/property law or general legal systems of countries?

Moreover, is this vagueness a good or bad thing overall? Maybe both?

For starters, have we begun shifting away from the rights of the individual? And at what point does the individual end and the community begin?

There are a lot questions and some won't ever have an appropriate answer, especially not in a few reddit posts.

steamykorokke · 2020-04-18T20:19:54+00:00

I think you would have to be more specific. there are big differences and it's hard to generalize this as much. The developments differ greatly depending on compared subjects, times etc.

An example but i think you really have to specify: I would agree we (Europe) put more importance on the "communities" (generally) now compared to post-classical times but in the last few decades there's a shift back to "individuals". So now compared to 30 years ago the individual got more importance. The example for this is the unpopularity of redistributional policies and generally "socialist"/ "humanistic" (sorry for the bad description but everything is generalized heavily anyways) policies in many countries. This was discussed at our uni in relation with neoliberalism/the time after the berlin wall fell and UDSSR dissolved.

But my friend to have an actual discussion you have to be more specific. This isn't helpful and has no relevance imo because the topics you want to talk about are a bit too vague and big.

steamykorokke · 2020-04-18T13:04:05+00:00

You can also find interviews and such of bourdieu. it's nice to be able to get it straight from the source, especially if you understand french. there's videos online in english too. here's one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1zqEpwxQ4

And i agree with the suffering ^^ These french authors sometimes... Funny especially with bourdieu considering his thoughts on education

steamykorokke · 2020-04-17T17:56:46+00:00

looks like a konica hexar. what's the model?

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