| Vocation and Social Context Contributor(s): Giordan, Giuseppe |
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ISBN: 9004161945 ISBN-13: 9789004161948 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Illustrating the different ways in which Weber's category of Beruf can be interpreted, and how it can be studied from various perspectives and with different methods, this book demonstrates how "vocation" continues to be a fertile concept for contemporary sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 248.4 |
| Series: Religion and the Social Order |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.47" W x 9.4" (0.70 lbs) 213 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The category of Beruf has intrigued sociology since Max Weber made it a fundamental element in understanding the relationship between the individual and society. The richness of the concept can be found in the simultaneous polarity and interpenetration between the subject's personal profession and the feeling of a call from God: precisely this ambiguity widens the possibility of applying the concept in understanding the meaning that individuals give to their own professions, activities and, more generally, "life in the world." Illustrating the different ways in which "vocation-profession" can be interpreted, and how it can be studied from various perspectives and with different scientific sensibilities, this book demonstrates how the concept of Beruf continues to be fertile for contemporary sociology. Contributors: Anthony J. Blasi, Andrew J. Weigert, Franco Garelli, Luigi Berzano, Robert M. Fishman, Keeley S. Jones, Laura M. Leming, Giovanni Dal Piaz, Robert C. Butler |