The Problem of Time from the Perspective of the Social Sciences
Abstract: This article presents a critical review of ideas about time in modern societies & especially in the social sciences. Man in modern society perceives, reflects, & registers time in a series of contexts, whether this involves questions of thought, the physical body, nature, or society. Current studies that address the question of time in many cases do so through a comparison of archaic temporal awareness & modern temporal awareness, & attempt to describe when & how this historical shift came about. According to O. Rammstedt four distinct historical types of understanding time can be distinguished: (1) occasional awareness of time based on a distinction made between 'now' & 'not-now'; (2) cyclical awareness of time; (3) linear awareness of time with a closed future, & (4) linear awareness of time with an open future. In contemporary social sciences four main theoretical perspectives can be observed. The first one assumes that the basic principles of order are or should be considered a
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Englisch
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In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review ; 9 (2001) 2 ; 211-224
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2001
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Subrt, Jiri
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53554
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Subrt, Jiri
Entstanden
- 2001