The Person in the Sight of Sociology (RLE Social Theory)

Download or read book The Person in the Sight of Sociology (RLE Social Theory) written by Colin Fletcher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociology is about society, but what about people? The person in the sight of sociology is all too often a matchstick being. In this original and stimulating book the person is characterized by what is inherent in a social being, and the result is a rich narrative, the story of the person told through events in life. The author holds that for sociological purposes, the person must be seen as perfect: perfectible, perfecting and perfect. He outlines the ‘trialectical’ nature of such a theory, offers a test of it in the making of madness and claims that such a change in vision is appropriate for the sociologist’s critical engagement in the world. It may be claimed that Colin Fletcher has created a new realm of theorizing and a piece of literature for sociology. And, perhaps as important, the reader may catch the rare experience of being spoken with as a person by another person.