“Toward a Paradigm for Humanistic Sociology”

Abstract

ve known so many of them!", says Sartre's Roquentin of humanists. "The radical humanist is the particular friend of officials. The so-called 'left' humanist's main worry is keeping human values; he belongs to no party because he does not want to betray the human, but his sympathies go towards the humble... He is generally a widower with a fine eye always clouded with tears: he weeps at anniversaries. He also loves cats, dogs, and all the higher mammals..."

Embracing Social Activism: Sociology in the Service of Social Justice and Peace

“…We shall begin with this premise: Humanist sociology is a value-committed enterprise (Glass, 1970;Hoult, 1979;Ballard, 2002;DuBois and Wright, 2002;Goodwin, 2003). The specific values that inform the work of humanist sociologists vary somewhat, but a general list would most likely include freedom / self-determination, democracy, non-violence, equality, peace, and social justice, among others.…”

Is a Sociology of Hope Possible? An Attempt to Recompose a Theoretical Framework and a Research Programme

“…Sorokin produced a body of knowledge for the study of altruism and love (1954) that also deserves attention because he did not refer to a "sociological humanism" but to a kind of sociology that aimed to try to transform the way human beings interact by orienting them towards the bond defined as love relationship and that characterises a free, harmonious, humanistic and creative society. It was the forerunner of that "positive sociology"by analogy with "positive psychology" (Nichols, 2005(Nichols, , 2012-which between the end of the last century and the beginning of the third millennium turned into "humanistic sociology" (Berger, 1963;Goodwin, 2003;Lee, 1973Lee, , 1978, making precisely a sociology of hope possible.…”

Pitirim A. Sorokin and the Reconstruction of Humanity

“…Se trata más bien de una sociología humanista: una ciencia que no solo analiza y estudia los fenómenos socioculturales, sino que, con sus características, ayuda a explicar y comprender esa parte «más humana» de las personas que producen interacciones significativas (actores sociales creativos y responsables). Sorokin fue el precursor de esa «sociología positiva» -en analogía con la «psicología positiva» (Nichols, 2005(Nichols, , 2021-o «sociología humanista» que muchos estudiosos anhelaban entre finales del siglo pasado y principios del tercer milenio (Berger, 1963;Lee, 1973Lee, , 1978Goodwin, 2003).…”