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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2014-07.html#tilly ( ) It’s the social, stupid! Short book that is a kind of testament of Charles Tilly, renowned American social historian who died in 2008. Tilly specialized in social processes, especially those at political level, on a fairly large scale. But here he zooms in on a micro level, namely on individuals and how they explain certain things in their lives, what the causes are they see in the big and small things that affect them. The booklet starts in the midst of the chaos of 9/11 and how people from different perspectives try to explain what is going on. Armed with those very contradictory explanations, Tilly starts a more systematic exposition, classifying the reasons given by people in 4 categories: conventions (everyday wisdom), stories (linear cause-effect sequences), codes (formalist lists, such as laws) and finally expertise reports. Of all four, he gives extensive, concrete examples and indicates the strengths and weaknesses. It is no coincidence that Tilly comes to the conclusion that in almost all cases the statements given by people primarily serve a social purpose, namely confirming, adjusting, or even ending the relationship between the person who declares and the person who receives the message. The bottom line is that we will always formulate our statement in the service of the person or persons we speak to. Of course it is the sociologist in Tilly who speaks here, and I think that by doing that he has narrowed his field of view a bit too much. But at least it is a statement that does not immediately catch the eye, and is therefore a valuable addition. Again, not coincidentally, Tilly finally makes a plea for experts, especially social scientists, to turn their specialized research findings (technical accounts) into what he calls "superior stories" as much as possible. Because stories remain the most appealing form to really reach a public. And that is also no surprise. New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/articles/060410crbo_books In “Why?â€? (Princeton; $24.95), the Columbia University scholar Charles Tilly sets out to make sense of our reasons for giving reasons. In the tradition of the legendary sociologist Erving Goffman, Tilly seeks to decode the structure of everyday social interaction, and the result is a book that forces readers to reëxamine everything from the way they talk to their children to the way they argue about politics. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Why? is a book about the explanations we give and how we give them--a fascinating look at the way the reasons we offer every day are dictated by, and help constitute, social relationships. Written in an easy-to-read style by distinguished social historian Charles Tilly, the book explores the manner in which people claim, establish, negotiate, repair, rework, or terminate relations with others through the reasons they give. Tilly examines a number of different types of reason giving. For example, he shows how an air traffic controller would explain the near miss of two aircraft in several different ways, depending upon the intended audience: for an acquaintance at a cocktail party, he might shrug it off by saying "This happens all the time," or offer a chatty, colloquial rendition of what transpired; for a colleague at work, he would venture a longer, more technical explanation, and for a formal report for his division head he would provide an exhaustive, detailed account. Tilly demonstrates that reasons fall into four different categories: Convention: "I'm sorry I spilled my coffee; I'm such a klutz." Narratives: "My friend betrayed me because she was jealous of my sister." Technical cause-effect accounts: "A short circuit in the ignition system caused the engine rotors to fail." Codes or workplace jargon: "We can't turn over the records. We're bound by statute 369." Tilly illustrates his topic by showing how a variety of people gave reasons for the 9/11 attacks. He also demonstrates how those who work with one sort of reason frequently convert it into another sort. For example, a doctor might understand an illness using the technical language of biochemistry, but explain it to his patient, who knows nothing of biochemistry, by using conventions and stories. Replete with sparkling anecdotes about everyday social experiences (including the author's own), Why? makes the case for stories as one of the great human inventions. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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