BODILY FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORLD: THE PLACE OF BODY IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF DURKHEIM, SIMMEL AND WEBER
Abstract
Since it has
been an important issue for sociology, the place of body has become a matter of
debate in sociological theory. Most sociological studies on body claim that
body is not a subject matter for classical sociology. According to these
studies, body has become a fundamental issue for sociology only after prominent
names such as Foucault and Bourdieu produced important studies in the second
half of the 20th century. This brief history has almost always been used to
prove in various ways the assertion that “body” is a new subject matter for
sociology. In this sense, this study aims to review classical sociological
tradition by bringing body into discussion. For this, it is focused on three
founding fathers of sociology (Durkheim - Simmel - Weber) who have various
approaches to sociology and society. The study traces the concept in these
different approaches to present the place of the body in classical sociology.
As a conclusion, it is argued that these three names focused exclusively on
body while conceptualizing their notion of society, and their analysis of the
status of society in the 19th century.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 22, 2017
Submission Date
April 17, 2017
Acceptance Date
May 15, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 37
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