Differences in fundamental values or norms do not have to get in the way of communication, which means the creation of social systems. In the
Category: Norms and Shared Values
Morality and Social Movements
There have been three great eras of social reform/protest in the United States—the 1830s (temperance movement, abolitionism, 1st wave feminist movement), the Progressive Era (1890s-1900s),
The blistering demon of normality
Normality is the distinction between normal and deviant (Luhmann, Risk: A Sociological Theory). It is a difference not a thing-in-itself. This distinction serves as an
Trumpism as Protest Movement
It is clear that Donald Trump is not a republican and his followers are not republicans, though many republicans have tagged along hoping for some benefit.
David Brooks on politics, character, and Trump
June 12, 2016 I like reading and listening to David Brooks. I don’t agree with everything he says, but at least he has common sense
Systems Theory and Postmodernism
I’ve been listening to a lecture by Luhmann titled “Systems Theory and Postmodernism.” Early in the lecture, Luhmann mentions a conversation he had with Jean-François Lyotard in
