Sketch for a Sociology of Sociological Self-Analyses

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE
Author/s Gerardo Ienna, Carmelo Lombardo, Lorenzo Sabetta, Marco Santoro
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2021/126
Language English Pages 19 P. 7-25 File size 253 KB
DOI 10.3280/SR2021-126002
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This essay analyzes one of the major expressions of the sociological critique of sociological reasoning, the objectivation of the subject of objectivation, who should analyze the sociohistorical conditions of possibility of the very act of objectivation. Though Bourdieu’s invitation to a reflexive sociology of sociology has not been widely accepted and put into practice, the authors argue that its actual application actually brings about consistent payoff: this special issue represents but one installment. Reclaiming a place for socio-analysis, this paper highlights how this activity can produce a cognitive difference in the making of sociological research, insofar as its genesis and development are defined by the sharing of a specific thought style, existing within and because of an intersubjective framework.

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Gerardo Ienna, Carmelo Lombardo, Lorenzo Sabetta, Marco Santoro, Sketch for a Sociology of Sociological Self-Analyses in "SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE " 126/2021, pp 7-25, DOI: 10.3280/SR2021-126002