Jeffrey C Alexander

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What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social ProblemsPaperback, 11 November 2019

What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social Problems
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Print Length
180 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Polity Press
Date Published
11 Nov 2019
ISBN-10
1509538259
ISBN-13
9781509538256

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In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops a new sociological theory of social crisis and applies it to a wide range of cases, from the church paedophilia crisis to the #MeToo movement. He argues that crises are triggered not by objective social strains but by the discourse and institutions of the civil sphere. When strains become subject to the utopian aspirations of the civil sphere, there emerges widespread anguish about social justice and the future of democratic life. Once admired institutional elites come to be represented as perpetrators and the civil sphere becomes legally and organizationally intrusive, demanding repairs in the name of civil purification. Resisting such repair, institutional elites foment backlash, and a war of the spheres ensues.

This major new work by one of the world's leading social theorists will be of great interest to students and scholars in sociology, politics, and the social sciences generally.

Product Details

Author:
Jeffrey C Alexander
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
11 November 2019
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1509538259
ISBN-13:
9781509538256
Language:
English
Pages:
180
Publisher:
Weight:
181.44 gm

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