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Question: The Social Construction of the European Society
Answer: Purpose – The process of European integration presents an excellent opportunity for analyzing the social construction of society under modern conditions, and simultaneously for identifying a central pseudo-problem that has preoccupied sociologists, namely: how to define “society.” This attempt to link the sociology of European integration and the sociological theory of society must achieve two tasks: while the latter must explain how presupposing an unequivocal understanding of “society” is problematic, the former must provide a reference frame for evaluating empirical information about the practical use of the term, “society,” within actually existing societies.
(Source: , 09 Jun 2021)
Source Link: https://doi-org.onlinedatabase.librarynet.com.my/10.1108/S0278-1204(2012)0000030014