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Civic and political participation in the context of local political and socio-cultural process
Civic and political participation in the context of local political and socio-cultural process
Wednesday, 13 July 2016: 14:15-15:45
Location: Hörsaal 6D P (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG))
RC26 Sociotechnics, Sociological Practice (host committee) Language: English
This session will investigate the relationship between bodily acquisition and social solidarity, by way of empirical research in various fields where technical practice and social coagulation converge. Our task is challenging because bodily acquisition is sometimes conducive to social solidarity, while at other times disruptive.
As a case in point, the improvement in skill level of students generally makes them closer to full-fledged members of that learning community, thereby strengthening solidarity between members; however, failure to improve, particularly despite prolonged effort, may lead some to becoming rebellious. Since different students improve at different rates and in different directions, and neither the instructor nor the students themselves are in complete control of the process, we can say that the effect of bodily acquisition on solidarity is inherently ambiguous.
How have societies coped with this ambiguity in the transmission of skills to younger generations? How have social movements dealt with this ambiguity in teaching their values to new recruits? How have instructors of various performing arts managed to stay in business despite this ambiguity? This session welcomes papers addressing all such questions, preferably through empirical research.
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