In the twentieth century, the social sciences and the humanities—especially sociology and
psychology—have adopted a “negativistic” approach, ie, a modus operandi that tends to …

Absorbed in their routine activities, the social sciences often lose sight of one of their original
goals: to reform societies. This is at least what Pitirim A. Sorokin thought: for him, sociology …

When Sorokin wrote the book Man and Society in Calamity, it was very clear what he meant
by calamities—natural or man-made (war and revolution, famine, and pestilence)—and how …

Disasters change individuals and the social structure. Two categories are essential to study
disasters: time and space. To these, we should add risk that is a cultural object resulting from …

The aim of this paper is to re-reading one of the masters of sociological thought in the light of
today's society: Pitirim A. Sorokin. But reading Sorokin, today, to recognize his relevance …

Resumen Aunque Pitirim A. Sorokin se considera hoy en día un maestro de la sociología,
sigue siendo relativamente desconocido para las nuevas generaciones de sociólogos. El fin …

Сорокин был одним из первых теоретиков, кто попытался обосновать основы мирного
жизнеустройства и мирного сосуществования разных стран. Размышлять об этом он …

The Sociology of Crisis: Pitirim Sorokin’s Scholarly Legacy and Current Problems, Resilience, and
Community Page 1 Comparative Civilizations Review Volume 91 Number 1 Article 7 9-2024 The …

This brief preface is merely a sort of “initiation rite” for the reader as he begins to familiarise
himself with the many and varied strands of study that Sorokin tackled throughout his career …

La hipótesis inicial de esta tesis doctoral es que las ciencias sociales y humanas
(especialmente la sociología) han adoptado desde sus inicios un modus operandi …