Cosmic society; towards a sociology of the universe.9780415374323 Cosmic society; towards a sociology of the universe. Dickens, Peter and James S. Ormrod. Routledge 2007 221 pages $150.00 Hardcover HM831 We are encircled en·cir·cle tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. by satellites, space stations and junk. This is how we send ourselves beyond this small planet. So far our space stuff reflects our earthly earth·ly adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth. 2. a. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine: earthly existence. b. projects, such as industry or war, but what will happen when we move mentally beyond mere globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation ? Dickens (social and political sciences, U. of Cambridge) and Ormrod (sociology, U. of Brighton) consider the cosmos from a sociological perspective The sociological perspective is a particular way of approaching a phenomena common in sociology. It involves maintaining objectivity, not by divesting oneself of values, but by critically evaluating and testing ideas, and accepting what may be surprising or even displeasing based to produce a model of cosmic social theory. They analyze the expansion of how we understand the cosmic order, the social order and the self, and place our boundaries beyond where we have been before. They give means of expanding our understanding beyond the earthly concerns Noun 1. earthly concern - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" worldly concern, earth, world for capital and power that have driven our space experience so far, such as growing human identity through space tourism and manipulating both cosmic imperialism and social resistance. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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