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  2. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    A sociological theory is a supposition that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective, [1]: 14 drawing connections between individual concepts in order to organize and substantiate sociological knowledge.

  3. Critical theory - Wikipedia

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    Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are fundamentally shaped by power dynamics between dominant and oppressed groups. [1]

  4. Institutional theory - Wikipedia

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    In sociology and organizational studies, institutional theory is a theory on the deeper and more resilient aspects of social structure. It considers the processes by which structures, including schemes, rules, norms, and routines, become established as authoritative guidelines for social behavior. [1]

  5. Gustav Radbruch - Wikipedia

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    Born in Lübeck, Radbruch studied law in Munich, Leipzig and Berlin.He passed his first bar exam ("Staatsexamen") in Berlin in 1901, and the following year he received his doctorate with a dissertation on "The Theory of Adequate Causation".

  6. Modern monetary theory - Wikipedia

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    September 2020: Degrowth and MMT: A thought Experiment (Jason Hickel) The Modern Money Network is currently headquartered at Columbia University in the city of New York. October 2023: Finding The Money at IMDb is a documentary film about an underdog group of MMT economists on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding ...

  7. Charles Tilly - Wikipedia

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    Charles Tilly (May 27, 1929 – April 29, 2008 [1]) was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society.

  8. Mass society - Wikipedia

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    Mass society is a concept that describes modern society as a monolithic force and yet a disaggregate collection of individuals. The term is often used pejoratively [1] to refer to a society in which bureaucracy and impersonal institutions have replaced some notion of traditional society, leading to social alienation.

  9. Risk society - Wikipedia

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    According to the British sociologist Anthony Giddens, a risk society is "a society increasingly preoccupied with the future (and also with safety), which generates the notion of risk", [3] whilst the German sociologist Ulrich Beck defines it as "a systematic way of dealing with hazards and insecurities induced and introduced by modernisation itself".