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Sociologist and postdoc @OsloMet 🇳🇴 Interests: digital culture, STS, microsociology, qualitative methods, theorizing.
Aug 21, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read
One of my favorite books is Interaction Ritual Chains by Randall Collins (@sociologicaleye). This sees Collins theorize interaction ritual as the micro-sociological glue of society

IRC has been reworked a lot since Collins' 2004 book. Here's a thread on five key developments 🧵 But first, why care? In short, interaction rituals (re)produce social groups and give people a sense of belonging, meaning, and vitality. Without IRs, people become depressed, demoralized, and devoid of the energy needed to maintain social life.
Aug 18, 2022 25 tweets 12 min read
THEORIZING PART #2

Given the interest in my previous thread, I decided to follow up with 12 additional resources on theorizing.

I've also included selected community suggestions from the previous thread.

Buckle up! 🧵⬇️

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BOOKS

Swedberg - Theorizing in Social Science

An anthology and follow-up to 'Art of Social Theory'. Includes chapters by key thinkers such as Karen Knorr-Cetina, Diane Vaughan, Stephen Turner, Karl Weick and James March.

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Aug 15, 2022 23 tweets 8 min read
Sociology has seen increased interest in *theorizing*: the practical work of developing theory.

Having recently immersed myself in this literature, I decided to make a list of 20 of my favorite publications🧵⬇️

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Swedberg - The Art of Social Theory

The most obvious reference on this list. Discusses every aspect of theorizing, from observation and naming to concept formation and explanation

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