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    • An Essay on Self-Enslavement: The Pathology of Power and Control 

      Blasko, Andrew (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      This article discusses certain parallels between Du Bois’ notion of double consciousness, Fanon’s discussion of the neurotic inter-relationship between the colonial master and the native, and Marcuse’s concept of ...
    • The Everyday Life Intersection of Translational Science and Music 

      Kotarba, Joseph A. (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theoretical relationship between translational science and music. The relationship between science and music has been of great interest to philosophers, historians, and musicologists ...
    • Identities and Everyday Interethnic Relationships 

      Zografova, Yolanda (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      This article examines the nature of group identity in order to gain insight into the character and quality of intergroup contacts, particularly the conditions for positive contacts between members of different ethnic groups. ...
    • Imagined Engagements: Interpreting the Musical Relationship with the Canadian North 

      van den Scott, Jeffrey; van den Scott, Lisa-Jo K. (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      In this article, we extend Benedict Anderson’s notion of imagined communities to examine the idea of an “imagined engagement” between or among people and groups that have not met. These imagined engagements include a ...
    • Introduction to the Special Issue. 

      Blasko, Andrew; Misheva, Vessela (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
    • Jane Addams and the Lost Paradigm of Sociology 

      Misheva, Vessela (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      The present work is the beginning of a discussion that again addresses the question of Jane Addams’ sociological heritage. That latter is defined as a puzzle which may finally have a solution in that all of the pieces now ...
    • The Meso-World: Tiny Publics and Political Action 

      Fine, Gary Alan (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      In recent decades, sociologists have too often ignored the group level—the meso-level of analysis—in their emphasis on either the individual or the institution. This unfortunate absence misses much of what is central to a ...
    • The Perception of Security Threats in Lithuania: A Human Security Perspective 

      Janušauskienė, Diana (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      This article presents original research concerning subjective security and the perception of security threats in Lithuania. It is based on an analysis of data collected during qualitative interviews conducted in 2016 within ...
    • The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis 

      Hillyard, Sam (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      The paper uses examples from rural studies to demonstrate the relevance of symbolic interactionism for unlocking the complexity of contemporary society. It does so by making a case for a nonprescriptive theory-method ...
    • Self-Enhancement and Helping Behavior: Motivations of Volunteers in Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria 

      Nacheva, Ilina (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      Helping behavior can be triggered by complex motivators, a number of them self-related. Investigation of this issue can foster a better understanding of such current social phenomena as volunteerism within the context of ...
    • The Story of the Nearest Relative: Shifts in Footing in Dramaturgical Replayings 

      Morriss, Lisa; Smith, Greg (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      This discussion assesses the utility of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction for illuminating features of a research interview between one of the two authors (LM) and a fellow social work professional. We ...
    • Symbolic Interactionism and the Perceived Style of Parenting 

      Totkova, Zornitsa (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)
      This article utilizes a symbolic interactionist approach in an investigation of perceived parenting during early adulthood. The aim is to explore the family environment and family relationships in the light of how parenting ...