Domination and subordination as a social organization principle in Georg Simmel's Soziologie / Adele Bianco ; translated by Giuliana Fantini and Patrizia De Francesco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bianco, Adele, author.

Standardized Title:

Sovra-ordinazione e subordinazione nella Soziologie di Georg Simmel. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Simmel, Georg, 1858-1918. Soziologie.

Simmel, Georg.

Social systems.

Power (Social sciences).

Soziologie (Simmel, Georg).

Physical Description:

xvii, 141 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]

Summary:

Analyzing Georg Simmel's theory of domination and subordination as presented in his Soziologie (1908), Adele Bianco focuses on concrete case studies to derive an interpretation of globalization processes. Within sociology, domination and subordination are reciprocal, representing constitutive modes of living based on a hierarchical structure. Domination and subordination reflect social configurations, but when perceived as a justification of the status quo, they also run the risk of legitimizing the perpetuation of inequalities. In truth, they are tools to help us understand social order and identify inequalities' regulating structures. Bianco begins by defining the relationship between domination and subordination at the micro level-the relationship among subjects. Then, after discussing the macro level, she employs a variety of case studies to expose the intricacies of Simmel's domination and subordination theory. The ensuing discussions of democracy, employment relationships, social relationships, and globalization answer such questions as: Why is society divided into a top and a bottom? What does it mean to wield authority? What degrees of power are held by those in a position of inferiority? Why is the strong subject ultimately in need of the weak? What can be said of a majority winning in a democracy, and what is the minority left with? How can the social condition of the modern worker be reconciled with his proclaimed freedom? And what does subordination to the employer effectively comprise? Scholars and students of sociology, social theory, labor studies, and psychology will benefit from this book's combination of intricate theories and real-world case studies that work toward a comprehensive theory of modern globalization. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Domination and Subordination at a Micro Level 1

1 Domination and Subordination among Subjects 3

2 Psychological Aspects of Domination and Subordination 19

II Domination and Subordination at the Macro Level 31

3 Sociology of Domination and Subordination 33

4 How Relationships Are Structured within a Collectivity 57

III Domination and Subordination: Empirical Applications 69

5 The Problem with Democracy: The "Dialectic" between Dominant Majority and Subordinated Minority 71

6 Domination and Subordination in the Work Relationship 83

7 Domination and Subordination within Globalization Processes 103.

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739178423

0739178423

OCLC:

880689698