Social Creativity, Collective Subjectivity and Contemporary Modernity [Paperback]

The axis of this book is the articulation between the concept of collective subjectivity with the themes of social evolution and social creativity on the one hand, plus contemporary modernity and social change on the other. Drawing on theoretical ideas on reflexivity, creativity and history, it proposes a discussion of fundamental aspects of contemporary society, dealing with global modernity, economic sociology and social policy, via concrete discussions about Brazil and Britain.Preface Acknowledgements Nature, Social Systems and Collective Causality Action and Movement, Memory and Social Creativity The Logic of Scientific Research Evolution and History Modernity, Tradition and Reflexivity in Contemporary Brazil The Forms of Co-ordination of the Economy Dialectics and Modernity, Autonomy and Solidarity By Way of Conclusion: Critical Theory at the Turn of the Century Index

'It is a distinct intellectual pleasure to follow Maur?cio Domingues as he

glides with seemingly effortless intelligence across the slippery crevices

and dangerous nooks and crannies of contemporary sociological theory.

Amidst his welcome respect for many voices and his call for creative new

synthesis, Domingues continues to develop his interesting notion of

collective subjectivities. Social Creativity, Collective Subjectivity and Contemporary Modernity is an important project that can

help to sustain critical social theory.' - Jeffrey Alexander, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California at Los Angeles

JOS? MAURICIO DOMINGUES is Lecturer in the Sociology Department at the Institute of Philosophy and the Social Sciences, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Brazil. His previous publications include Sociological Theory and Collective Subjectivity and Sociologia e modernidade: Para entender a sociedade contempraor?nea.