Historical-Sociological Notes on “Foreword” written by Pitirim A. Sorokin to F. Tönnies’ “Community and Society”

Pitirim Sorokin and His Sociology

PITIRIM A. Sorokin has long been one of the leading figures in American sociology. This paper will describe his career briefly and discuss some of his main contributions to sociological thought. Sorokin was born in a Russian peasant village in 1889. From there he went to St. Petersburg for his secondary and higher education. In 1913, at the age of only 24, he became co-editor of New Ideas in So...

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An introduction to various topics in neutrino astrophysics is given for students with little prior exposure to this field. We explain neutrino production and propagation in stars, neutrino oscillations, and experimental searches for this effect. We also touch upon the cosmological role of neutrinos. A number of exercises is also included.

Ferdinand Tönnies on crime and society: an unexplored contribution to criminological society.

I offer a discussion of the criminological sociology of Ferdinand Tönnies (1855–1936). While Tönnies is generally well known for his theory of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, his elaborate contributions to the sociological study of crime have been almost entirely neglected in the history of sociology. Situated within Tönnies’ general theoretical perspective, I present the central themes of Tönni...

Critic of the Sensate Culture : Rediscovering the Genius of Pitirim Sorokin

Leaves from a Russian Diary—and Thirty Years After by Pitirim A. Sorokin (Beacon Press: Boston, 1950; originally published in 1924) [LDR] Contemporary Sociological Theories by Pitirim A. Sorokin (Harper and Row: New York, 1928, 1958) [CST] Social and Cultural Dynamics by Pitirim A. Sorokin (revised and abridged in one volume by the author, Transaction Books: New Brunswick, 1957, 1985; originall...

Foreword: The Sociological Tort of Defamation