The writings of Weber and Taylor have some strong affinities. Both start from the anthropological idea that man evaluates his position in the world and constitutes the social world by values. Their analyses of values aim at an understanding of those intersubjective meanings that have constituted western modernity. But, at the same time, their anthropological starting point leads to different in...

This article discusses new uses of interpretative repertoires of risk, especially those related to adventure. The author argues that the language of risk as adventure has multiple uses, as both a hedge against de-traditionalizing processes typical of late modernity and a figure of speech for new sensitivities stemming from the imperative of coping with the imponderability and volatility of mode...

the so-called “third world” has often experienced modernity and its version of the “city” in some of their most grotesque forms where iran has not been an exception. in other words, north-atlantic powers have historically played the midwife for a father-figure-like modernity and its “third world” concubines, the result of which has been the birth of “monstrosities” of all kinds. focusing mainly...

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The study is devoted to the value profile of contemporary Romanian society. It supports the thesis of “Pseudo-modern Romania”, not so much in the sense of a society with artificial modernity, but rather a heterogeneous society, with traditional, modern and postmodern segments. “Pseudo-modernity” is identified especially in the hesitation between participation and non-participation to public int...

The so-called “third world” has often experienced modernity and its version of the “city” in some of their most grotesque forms where Iran has not been an exception. In other words, North-Atlantic powers have historically played the midwife for a father-figure-like modernity and its “third world” concubines, the result of which has been the birth of “monstrosities” of all kinds. Focusing mainly...

this paper attempts to investigate the adolescent narrator’s journey into adulthood in ahmad mahmoud’s the neighbor. considering the central character’s growth into adulthood, the paper argues that the compulsory military service can be fulfilled as a certain ‘rite of passage’ conventionalized within the society, as represented in the narrative. that is because, through this convention, khaled ...

America’s Safest City is a must read for anyone concerned with issues of delinquency, juvenile justice, and suburban youth. In the book, Singer presents his theory of delinquency and modernity, offering a truly fresh perspective on the sources of delinquency in contemporary American society. There are so many things to like about this book: it introduces a new theoretical perspective; it direct...

divan school played an important role in modernism and modernity which were comprehensive in the early twentieth century. by a brief look at the poetries and odes it is founded that the school was about to found a new plan which weren't different from the classic poetry. one of the technical features is the simultaneous presence of english culture beside the arabic. from their point of vie...