The ambivalence of social change: triumph or trauma?

Abstract: "Sociological approaches to social change have evolved in three typical forms: the discourse of progress in the period of classical sociology, the discourse of crisis characteristic for the middle of the XXth century, and the discourse of trauma, which seems to emerge at the end of the XXth century. The concept of trauma, borrowed from medicine, suggests that change per se, irrespective of its content, but provided that it is sudden, comprehensive, fundamental and unexpected, may produce painful shock for the social and particularly cultural tissue of a society. Paradoxically, this applies also to changes which Are otherwise progressive, welcome, and intended by the people. Cultural trauma begins with disorganization of cultural rules and accompanying personal disorientation, culminating even in the loss of identity. This condition is made more grave by the traumatizing events or situations which occur as the effect of major change in areas other than culture, and affect the whole

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Die Ambivalenz des sozialen Wandels. Triumph oder Trauma ?
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 48 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung ; Bd. 00-001

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Berlin
• (wann): 2000
• Urheber: Sztompka, Piotr
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-116347
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:42 MEZ