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Sociology And Nature

Social Action In Context

Sociology And Nature

Social Action In Context

ByRaymond Murphy
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1997
eBook Published 5 March 2018
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429497261
Pages 336 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429965814
SubjectsSocial Sciences
KeywordsReflexive Modernization, Primary Modernization, Nonhuman Species, Nature's Self-regulating Mechanisms, Non-human Species
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Murphy, R. (1997). Sociology And Nature. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429497261
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract

Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ?ecological blindness,? Raymond Murphy examines the limitations of sociology that have resulted from this neglect.Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. Because the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society, Murphy argues, can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature?processes beyond human control that bear on social action?has the potential of radically transforming sociology. Sociology and Nature proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature does matters, developing a novel sociological approach that situates social action in its natural context.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|63 pages
Social Action Abstracted from Its Context
chapter 1|17 pages
Sociology as if Nature Did Not Matter: An Ecological Critique
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 2|18 pages
The Sociological Construction of Science Without Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 3|25 pages
Sociological Misunderstandings Concerning Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part TWO|51 pages
The Context of Social Action
chapter 4|28 pages
Weaknesses of Sociological Analyses of the Context of Social Action
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 5|21 pages
Toward the Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part THREE|50 pages
The Risk Species
chapter 6|26 pages
Material Risks
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 7|22 pages
Social Risks Resulting from the Manipulation of Nature
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FOUR|49 pages
Transforming Risk into Opportunity
chapter 8|23 pages
Political Economy
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 9|23 pages
Society and Culture
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
part FIVE|80 pages
Further Analysis of Social Action in Its Context
chapter 10|24 pages
Victims of the Monopolization of the Natural Environment
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 11|25 pages
Parallels with Other Theories
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
chapter 12|28 pages
Posthumanism
ByRaymond Murphy
View abstract
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