The secret, an ornament – Simmel
Georg Simmel, who died in 1918, is the author of a Sociology where he analyzes, among other things, the function of secrecy in esoteric societies. “Secrecy functions as an ornament …
Category: Sociology
Kindness in the workplace – Martina Lucaccini (Sapienza University and Luiss University)
“I would like to change how kindness is perceived” I would like to change how kindness is perceived in our job as researchers, as future professors, but also in general …
The 5 biggest causes of death in the world
Taking the figures from the years 2000 to 2014, the following ranking of the 5 biggest causes of death emerges. 1st cause of death in the world: Infectious diseases (respiratory tract, …
The situation of the elderly in France (correction)
Here is a possible correction. Let’s insist, a correction means that there is no valid correction for everyone, but everyone has his own reflection on the question. This being said, …
Tocqueville – The French revolution comparable to religious revolutions
Alexis de Tocqueville, who can be said to have been one of the precursors of sociology, but also a great theorist in general, wrote a book on the French Revolution. …
Tocqueville – Analysis of the link between democracy and the study of science
Alexis de Tocqueville in the second volume of Democracy in America analyzes what distinguishes the learning of science in the United States, a democratic regime, from the learning of these …