An Exploration of Actuality of Sociological Theories

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  • 理論的アクチュアリティの探究
  • 理論的アクチュアリティの探求--国際社会学から社会学一般へ
  • リロンテキ アクチュアリティ ノ タンキュウ コクサイ シャカイガク カラ シャカイガク イッパン エ
  • 国際社会学から社会学一般へ

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What sociological theory can produce actuality? It is quite difficult to answer this simple question. One idea is that if a theory can carry out some significant exploration on rapid social change at the present day, it must entail theoretical actuality. In the feld of transnational sociology, theories with actuality describe and/or explain recent accelerated and complex migration and its effects. In particular, change of citizenshi pinstitution including emerging ‘new citizenship’ has become an important topic for testing actuality of theories. This idea from transnational sociology gives implications to general sociological theories as follow: First, empirical referent is the key as to whether a theory can produce actuality or not; Second, a theory beyond ‘national framework' is not necessarily followed by actuality: Finally, not only sociological theories but also other theories such as political and economic ones have possibilities to present actuality. As the final remark, theoretical sociologists should explore theories with actuality, without being trapped in self-complacency through searching for their own identities as theorists of sociology.

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