Browsing Qualitative Sociology Review 2019 Volume XV Issue 2 by Issue Date
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Cannabis, Moral Entrepreneurship, and Stigma: Conflicting Narratives on the 26 May 2016 Toronto Police Raid on Cannabis Shops
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)On May 26, 2016, the police raided 43 cannabis dispensaries in Toronto, Canada, making 90 arrests. This article aims to describe the narrative of the responsible state agencies concerning the police raid and compare it to ... -
Imagined Engagements: Interpreting the Musical Relationship with the Canadian North
(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 ... -
The Meso-World: Tiny Publics and Political Action
(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 ... -
Jane Addams and the Lost Paradigm of Sociology
(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 Story of the Nearest Relative: Shifts in Footing in Dramaturgical Replayings
(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 ... -
The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis
(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 ... -
Symbolic Interactionism and the Perceived Style of Parenting
(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 ... -
Self-Enhancement and Helping Behavior: Motivations of Volunteers in Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria
(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 ... -
An Essay on Self-Enslavement: The Pathology of Power and Control
(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
(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 ... -
The Perception of Security Threats in Lithuania: A Human Security Perspective
(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 ... -
Introduction to the Special Issue.
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Identities and Everyday Interethnic Relationships
(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. ... -
Between Individual and Collective Actions: The Introduction of Innovations in the Social World of Climbing
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)This article, which is based upon the findings of a seven-year research project concerning the social world of climbing, discusses climbing as an organized social practice that possesses a strong historical dimension and ...