The Fragility of Progress
An Interpretation of the Turn Toward Meaning in Eisenstadt's Later Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2302769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey C Alexander (0000-0003-3600-8023, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 85-94 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000169939203500201 |
| OpenAlex | W1971682115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 18 |
In its earlier phases, S. N. Eisenstadt's work revised functionalist theory by focusing on institutions and group interests and on the contingent nature of historical change. In the last decade, as his work has moved from social system to civilizational analysis, Eisenstadt has focused increasingly on the independent role of cultural codes and intellectual carrier groups as instigators of broad social change. In place of institutional strains it is now tensions internal to the cultural maps of diverse civilizations that initially instigate resistance and social movements. There has been a corresponding shift in Eisenstadt's view of modernity, which he now describes as an inherently fragile social order whose very premises stipulate explosive and endemic efforts to supersede the institutional and cultural frameworks of contemporary social life
Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Fragility · Interpretation (philosophy · Meaning (existential · Modernity · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Social change · Social order · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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Collective action and cultural change
Structure of Social Action
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The Visible Hand
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The axial age
The Axial Age
Values, Motives, and Systems of Action
The Imaginary Institution of Society
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Politics as Vocation
Cultural Traditions and Political Dynamics
Institutionalization and Change
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |