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Theories of Valuation - Building Blocks for Conceptualizing Valuation between Practice and Structure
Theorien der Valuierung - Bausteine zur Konzeptualisierung von Valuierung zwischen Praxis und Struktur
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Abstract Phenomena of attributing value to objects, practices, and people, and of assessing their value have become a popular subject in sociological research. Classification, among other valuation practices, represents a central topic in these studies. Thus, the sociology of valuation is emerging as a new f... view more
Phenomena of attributing value to objects, practices, and people, and of assessing their value have become a popular subject in sociological research. Classification, among other valuation practices, represents a central topic in these studies. Thus, the sociology of valuation is emerging as a new field that, however, lacks common ground in theorizing about its subject even though preoccupation with valuation has a long-standing history in sociology. Authors such as Durkheim, Simmel, and Dewey have interpreted valuation as more than a specific localizable phenomenon, in that valuation is a constitutive element of the fundament of the social. Discussing classical approaches to valuation and relating them to current sociological work, we identify key concepts within different theoretical approaches that need to be taken into account when theorizing valuation. We suggest five building blocks - valuation practices, value structures, valuation infrastructure, valuation situations, and reflexivity of valuation - theories of valuation need to consider for coming to terms with the multi-faceted empirical studies in the sociology of valuation.... view less
Keywords
classification; evaluation; structure; reflexivity; value; social structure; economic sociology; sociological theory; sociology of science
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
valuation; practice; infrastructure; situativeness
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 263-285
Journal
Historical Social Research, 42 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Markets and Classifications: Categorizations and Valuations as Social Processes Structuring Markets
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.42.2017.1.263-285
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed