Research Sociology
A Critical Review of The Sociology of Knowledge of Karl Mannheim

Farhang Ershad

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.30639.1828

Abstract
  This paper is a critical review of the book, The Sociology of Knowledge of Karl Mannheim, written by M. Ashtiani. The main aim of this attempt is to acquire a more acute understanding of the subject matter of sociology of knowledge and to emphasize the importance of this branch of general sociology in ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Critical Analysis of the Book History and Social Theory

Maryam Eskafi Noghani; Gholamreza Sedigh Ouraee

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 27-48

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.28902.1677

Abstract
  The purpose of this article is to evaluate the book “History and Social Theory”, translated by Gholamreza Jamshidiha. A general introduction of the work and a brief summary of it is presented after introducing and reviewing the necessity and background in this area. In the next section, formal, ...  Read More

Research Sociology
From the Critical Attitude to Self-Care: Review of What Is Critique and the Care of the Self

Muhammad Asghari; Neda Mohajel

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 49-66

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29820.1751

Abstract
  This article reviews Michel Foucault’s late work, entitled What Is Critique and the Care of the Self, which deals with both the content of the book and its Persian translation. Foucault’s most recent work, especially in this book, deals with the subject of Kantian Enlightenment and the question ...  Read More

Research Methodology
From Philosophical Narrative of History to Narrative of Philosophy of History: A Critical Reading of the Book History by the Narrative of Philosophy; From Herodotus to Alain Badiou

Mohsen Alviri

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 67-88

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29926.1761

Abstract
  Thinking about history has increased and gained a wide range of changes in recent decades. If we consider the “Philosophy of History” to be the result of these changes, given the almost great distance between us Iranians and the world level of these studies, the importance of the methodical ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Book Review of Public Sociology in Practice

Asghar Izadi-Jeiran

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 89-113

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29744.1746

Abstract
  Public Sociology in Practice is a translation of a special issue in Current Sociology, “Precarious Engagements: Combat in the Realm of Public Sociology” (2014). The content of the book is provided in three sections, consisting of contextualized experiences of different authors through the ...  Read More

Research political science
Enlightenment and Totalitarianism A Book Review of Critique and Crisis, Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society

Behnam Joodi; Majid Tavassoli Roknabadi

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 115-136

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.27699.1633

Abstract
  The main focus of this article is a review of Critique and Crisis, Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society by Reinhart Koselleck. Critique and Crisis was first published in German in 1959 and published in English in 1988 by The MIT Press. Koselleck’s book attempts to explain the Utopian ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Critiqe of Sociology of Gender with an Islamic Approach as a Textbook

Somayye Hajiesmaeili; Reza Habibi

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 137-159

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27165.1610

Abstract
  A textbook has a central role in the education system, and it is one of the most important tools for learning in all levels of education. One of the important ways to improve textbook is to critique and evaluate them. “Sociology of Gender with an Islamic Approach”, written by Hossein Bostan, ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Review of Kamail Ahmadi’s a House on Water: A Comprehensive Study on about Engagement Intimacy Contract (Sighe Mahramiat) and Temporary Marriage in Iran; with Emphasis on Methodology

Saleheh KHodadadi; Mohsen Badreh; Roya Poortaghi

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 161-185

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27767.1636

Abstract
  This article is an analytical critique of Kamail Ahmadi’s A House on Water; A Comprehensive Research on Engagement Intimacy Contract (Sighe Mahramiat) and Temporary Marriage (2019) from a -social science viewpoint with an emphasis on the methodology. Having organized this critique generally in ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Metaanalyzing Foucault’s Archaeology Theory

Masoud Zare Mehrjardy; Ali Yousofi; Saeideh Mirabi

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 187-210

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.26214.1586

Abstract
  Foucault’s theoretical foundations have often undergone significant rotations. Foucault’s commentators usually divide his scientific period into the duality of archeology-genealogy or the triad of archeology-genealogy-ethics. In this paper, Foucault’s archeology was analyzed through ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Reality and the Method of Explaining Human Action in the Framework of the Islamic Philosophy A Fundamental Theory in the Humanities

Seyed Saeed Zahed

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 211-230

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29087.1691

Abstract
  This article reviews the Reality and the Method of Explaining Human Action in the Framework of the Islamic Philosophy: A Fundamental Theory in the Humanities book.‌ To reach the Islamic civilization, the necessity for producing Islamic social science and humanities became obvious after Islamic Revolution.‌ ...  Read More

Research Sociology
The Introduction and Critical Analysis of Uber den Prozess der Zivilisation

Hamid Ebadollahi Chanzanaq; Hadi Qolipur

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 231-259

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29137.1697

Abstract
  The celebrated German sociologist, Norbert Elias, in his magnum opus, Uber den Prozess der Zivilisation, through a long-term social-historical analysis, recasts the processual configurations of manners since Renaissance, searching how the Europeans came to be known 'civilized.' A group of renowned scholars ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Critique and Review of Time, Consumption and Everyday Life

Mohammad Abbaszadeh; Farhad Shamsi Matanagh

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 261-286

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.30303.1802

Abstract
  Among the common themes of the social sciences in Iran, the subject of time has been neglected in spite of its importance, and the poverty of the theoretical literature of sociology around time is quite evident with regard to the books and articles published. In this situation, translating this book ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Studying Cyberspace and Culture: A Review on the Book Cyberspace, Society and Culture

Seyyed Ahmad Askari; Ehsan Shahghasemi

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 287-305

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.30820.1842

Abstract
  The emergence of the “cyberspace” and the simultaneous expansion of information and communication industries have brought about huge changes in classical concepts and social and cultural structures. One of the works that has studied this subject and issues of cyberspace in Iran has been the ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Reviewing and Evaluating the Feminine Mystique: An Effective Book in the Formation of Feminism Second Wave

Fatemeh Ghasempour

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 307-329

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27685.1631

Abstract
  Friedan’s book is one of the most important feminist works in importance and impact, as well as the Waltoncroft Women’s Rights and the Second Gender of Simon de Beauvoir. This book, an attempt to identify the “anonymous problem” as Friedan describes it, has had a significant impact ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Critique of the Book an Introduction to Research in Family Sociology in Iran

Mahsa Larijani; Khadijeh Safiri

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 331-351

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29300.1705

Abstract
  An introduction to research in family sociology in Iran has been written by Abbas Abdi with the aim of studying the evolution of the family and emphasizing the research dimension of the family. The purpose of this article is to examine the various dimensions of this book with a critical approach that ...  Read More

Research Sociology
A Book Review of Thomas Moore’s Utopia

Behrouz Muhammadi Munfared

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 353-375

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.21425.1391

Abstract
  The book Utopia of Tamsmour is one of the most important and influential works, which has also been a platform for writing later utopias. Therefore, the analysis and critique of this book are of special importance. The aim of the present study is to lay the groundwork for the introduction of the ideal ...  Read More

Research Sociology
Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and Environment: Critical Review of Ulrich Beck

Niloofar Hashemi; Mohammad Saeid Zokaei

Volume 20, Issue 12 , March 2021, Pages 377-403

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.18100.1292

Abstract
  It is not possible to address the issue of the environment in an empty space, especially when the environmental challenges such as climate change can only be analyzed and explained on a global scale. Nowadays, the concept of globalization is very interesting for the social theorists, and over time the ...  Read More