To foster a right understanding of Relational Sociology, it is necessary to consider the theoretical grounds upon which it is based. The first aspect to highlight, is the realistic assumption of social relation as the causal force from which society originates. It is upon this decisive dimension that the difference between non-contingent and contingent aspects of the social relation is founded. To miss this “difference” means to miss the understanding both of the autonomy and of the interaction between actors and social structures. Moving from these considerations, in the second part of this essay I will consider a third foundational aspect of the social relation: the social relation as ‘determination’ of reciprocity and then conclude my investigation by tackling the crucial theme of the social time of change and its connection to social relation.
Introductory Outlines to Pierpaolo Donati's Relational Sociology, Part 2
MORANDI, Emmanuele
2011-01-01
Abstract
To foster a right understanding of Relational Sociology, it is necessary to consider the theoretical grounds upon which it is based. The first aspect to highlight, is the realistic assumption of social relation as the causal force from which society originates. It is upon this decisive dimension that the difference between non-contingent and contingent aspects of the social relation is founded. To miss this “difference” means to miss the understanding both of the autonomy and of the interaction between actors and social structures. Moving from these considerations, in the second part of this essay I will consider a third foundational aspect of the social relation: the social relation as ‘determination’ of reciprocity and then conclude my investigation by tackling the crucial theme of the social time of change and its connection to social relation.
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