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The weight of history: Reviving 'big picture' sociology in the 21st century
[conference paper]
Corporate Editor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
Abstract
I reflect on key arguments of my recent book, The Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of the Past (Savage 2021). I restate the need for sociologists to offer ‘big picture’ accounts of social change, of the kind that canonical social theorists of modernity attempted during the later 19... view more
I reflect on key arguments of my recent book, The Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of the Past (Savage 2021). I restate the need for sociologists to offer ‘big picture’ accounts of social change, of the kind that canonical social theorists of modernity attempted during the later 19th century and into the 20th century. I use the particular, but high profile, case of UK non-domiciled tax-payers to reflect on how we need can recognise the contemporary significance of historical forces, and thereby expand our time horizons and recognise that many of the social forms that have been endemic throughout human history - elite power, city states, imperial territorial forms, and entitlement and patronage - are returning forces.... view less
Keywords
sociology; social change; inequality; twenty-first century
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
Empire; Weight of the Past
Collection Title
Polarisierte Welten: Verhandlungen des 41. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie 2022
Editor
Villa, Paula-Irene
Conference
41. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie "Polarisierte Welten". Bielefeld, 2022
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
ISSN
2367-4504
Status
Published Version; reviewed