Respectability,morality and disgust in the night‐time economy: exploring reactions to ‘lap dance’ clubs in England and Wales

The night‐time economy is often described as repelling consumers fearful of the ‘undesirable Others’ imagined dominant within such time‐spaces. In this paper we explore this by describing attitudes towards, and reactions to, one particularly contentious site: the ‘lap dance’ club. Often targeted by campaigners in England and Wales as a source of criminality and anti‐sociality, in this paper we shift the focus from fear to disgust, and argue that Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) are opposed on the basis of moral judgments that reflect distinctions of both class and gender. Drawing on documentary analysis, survey results and interview data collected during guided walks, we detail the concerns voiced by those anxious about the presence of lap dance or striptease clubs in their town or city, particularly the notion that they ‘lower the tone’ of particular streets or neighbourhoods. Our conclusion is that the opposition expressed to lap dance clubs is part of an attempt to police the boundaries of respectable masculinities and femininities, marginalizing the producers and consumers of sexual entertainment through ‘speech acts’ which identify such entertainment as unruly, vulgar and uncivilized. These findings are considered in the light of ongoing debates concerning the relations of morality, respectability and disgust.     

关注"常态"生活的意义——家庭社会学研究的一个新视角初探

本文从日常生活的"常态"概念入手,认为选择这样一个"常态"作为研究对象对研究家庭社会学是十分有意义的.具体地说,我们认为以被访人的生活史为切入点,去挖掘和揭示制度安排中的"盲点",应该成为家庭社会学研究的一个新的视角.     

建构科学知识社会学的与境分析

科学知识社会学学者有着不同的社会学抱负和哲学抱负,他们在建构理论过程中充分借重了后实证主义知识社会学、相对主义和解释学资源,并对库恩的理论进行激进解读,同时在为自己的社会学理论辩护时采取经验主义立场,为哲学立场辩护时诉诸理性的力量,这恰好反映了科学知识社会学在知识论上的两难境地。     

超越后现代社会学，建构后现代性社会学——鲍曼的理论构想及方法论探析

英国著名的社会学家齐格蒙特· 鲍曼在4050 年发表的《社会学对后现代性的回应》（后收入《后现代性的通告》）一文中首次对后现代社会学与后现代性社会学进行了区分。鲍曼尝试用“社会性”、“栖息地”、“自我建构”与“自我组装”等概念分析当代西方社会崭新的人类状况。本文试图在阐述鲍曼关于后现代性社会学理论构想的同时，剖析这一构想所凸显的社会学在后现代状况下的理论定位及方法论问题。     

通俗文化现象的理论思考

当代中国的通俗文化流行是显而易见的事实 ,通俗文化满足了大众不同层面的文化需求 ,同时 ,通俗文化对社会的主流文化有巨大的消解作用。从哲学、社会学、大众传播学的角度对通俗文化现象进行多方位观照 ,我们就能寻绎出通俗文化之所以产生的根本原因 ,并能以正确的态度对待这种文化现象     

社会学视角下的高新园区社会科学发展内涵

社会发展观是社会发展理论的重要内容之一。从社会学视角出发,探究我国高新技术园区发展内涵问题,对推进园区现代化建设与社会发展意义重大而深远。因此,应以社会学、哲学与经济学中的发展理论为起点,系统探寻园区科学发展的内涵渊源;以科学发展观的时代性、实践性、协同性、人本性等为基础,合理把握园区经济、政治、文化、社会的科学发展特征;以理念强化为核心,全面认识园区科学发展对实现园区自身功能价值、解决园区经济可持续发展、协调园区社会利益的重要意义。     

关于波伏娃《第二性》的几点思考

波伏娃在《第二性》中提出了"女人不是天生的,而是后天生成的"这一著名论断,并对女性的处境、女性的价值和女性的出路进行了探讨,点出了女性作为"他者"的原因。文章试从历史维度、生物学角度、社会学角度对其观点进行阐发,以有助于学界的研究。     

重新审视法律现实主义——一种知识社会学的考察

法律现实主义在美国法律思想史上的地位极其显著,然而,以往对法律现实主义的理解颇为狭隘。在主流的法律现实主义之外,还有一种激进的法律现实主义长期为人们所遗忘。通过对这种激进法律现实主义的考察和对法律现实主义兴衰的探索,可以揭示法律理论在社会中形成的机制,从而提示我们对于法律理论的认识和运用应该如何保持反思。     

Racial differences in high school dropout rates: An analysis of U.S. Metropolitan areas

In this paper, we explore the differences in high school dropout rates among white, black and Hispanic students in 275 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in 2000. Our analysis focuses on the impact of community and labor market conditions, in hopes of providing insight into the relationship between place and educational outcomes. The explanatory power of our regression models is mixed across racial groups, performing best for whites and Hispanics. Our results also indicate that community factors – most importantly, same-race adult educational attainment in the community, teenage birth rates and residential stability – have a greater impact on dropout rates than labor market factors. Our results suggest that as education reform moves toward broad-based solutions to improve student outcomes including dropout rates, it will be increasingly important to address the structural origins of inequality outside of schools.     

从人类生态学视角看大众传媒的共生与竞争

本文通过回顾人类生态学研究城市过程的视角与方法,分析处于城市生态体系中的大众传媒的共生与竞争的矛盾关系,及由此引发的异化现象。论述了大众传媒在城市环境中的发展动因以及与其他各个层面的生态组织之间的关系,得出大众传媒应以社会功能角色的回归作为在整个城市体系中寻求良性发展途径的结论。