Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs

Teacher, scholar, and leader, Neil Smelser stands as an iconic figure in sociology in the second half of the twentieth century. The essays in this volume, written by prominent scholars from all walks of the social sciences, reveal the range and depth of Smelser's influence--and his substantial contributions to diverse fields such as British history, social change, collective behavior, higher education, the economy, and psychoanalysis. Contributors:Jeffrey C. Alexander, Nancy J. Chodorow, Burton R. Clark, Yiannis Gabriel, Arlie Russell Hochschild, James M. Jasper, Christian Joppke, Alberto Martinelli, Gary T. Marx, Lyn Spillman, Piotr Sztompka, R. Stephen Warner, Christine L. Williams, Robert Wuthnow, Viviana A. Zelizer

1. Mastering Ambivalence: Neil Smelser as a Sociologist of Synthesis

Jeffrey C. Alexander, Gary T. Marx, and Christine L. Williams

PART I: SELF

Introduction

Christine L. Williams

17

(4)

2. The Sociological Eye and the Psychoanalytic Ear

Nancy J. Chodorow

21

(17)

3. The Commodity Frontier

Arlie Russell Hochschild

38

(19)

4. The Glass Cage: Flexible Work, Fragmented Consumption, Fragile Selves

Yiannis Gabriel

57

(20)

PART II: SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Introduction

Gary T. Marx

77

(5)

5. Rational Choice and Sociology

Alberto Martinelli

82

(21)

6. Enlisting Smelser's Theory of Ambivalence to Maintain Progress in Sociology of Religion's New Paradigm

R. Stephen Warner

103

(19)

7. Circuits of Commerce

Viviana A. Zelizer

122

(23)

8. Trust as an Aspect of Social Structure

Robert Wuthnow

145

(23)

9. The Organizational Foundations of University Capability: Differentiation and Competition in the Academic Sector of Society

Burton R Clark

168

(23)

PART III: BELIEFS

Introduction

Jeffrey C. Alexander

191

(4)

10. Primordial Beliefs and Immigration Policy: The Case of Britain's Patrials

Christian Joppke

195

(21)

11. Causal Reasoning, Historical Logic, and Sociological Explanation

Lyn Spillman

216

(18)

12. Intellectual Cycles of Social Movement Research: From Psychoanalysis to Culture?

James M. Jasper

234

(20)

13. Shaping Sociological Imagination: The Importance of Theory

Piotr Sztompka

254

(15)

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

269

(4)

INDEX

273

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