Playing Sociology

Theory and Games for Coping with Mimetic Crisis and Social Conflict

Martino Doni, Stefano Tomelleri (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

166 Seiten

2024
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61186-497-7 (ISBN)

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Play is a key part of human relationships, and we engage in it during every stage and in every facet of our lives. We develop games to include decision-making, risk, chance, competition, and cooperation, which mirror how we navigate social engagement in our everyday lives. In Playing Sociology: Theory and Games for Coping with Mimetic Crisis and Social Conflict, Martino Doni and Stefano Tomelleri employ gaming as a lens through which they analyze the underlying and sometimes hidden aspects of social relationships and conventions. They also provide five sociological games that can be played by teams in workplaces, classrooms, and other settings to encourage creative thinking and to create abstract ways to explore systemic or ongoing conflicts among group members. This research offers a new way to look at and participate in relational dynamics in both theory and practice.

Martino Doni has degrees in philosophy from the University of Milan and in clinical psychology from the University of Bergamo, as well as a PhD in anthropology and epistemology of complexity from the University of Bergamo. He has translated several books from German, English, and French, and has published numerous essays in journals and books. Stefano Tomelleri has a PhD in sociology from the University of Parma and is professor of sociology. He is also affiliate professor in the Department of Management and deputy rector for participatory planning. He is president of Italian Sociological Association (2022–2025). He is author of more than one hundred publications, including Ressentiment: Reflections on Mimetic Desire and Society.

Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Rules Are Needed to Play Chapter 2. Envy and Paranoia: The Traps of Play Chapter 3. Sympathy for Play Chapter 4. Sociological Games Chapter 5. Tribe: The Leader and the Sacrifice Chapter 6. Thermopylae: Playing at War Chapter 7. Polis: Participation and Skills Chapter 8. Collapse: Before It’s Too Late Chapter 9. Zombies: Every Ending Is a Beginning Chapter 10. Playing Sociology: Notes on Method and Analysis References

Erscheinungsdatum	14.11.2024
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture
Verlagsort	East Lansing, MI
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-61186-497-6 / 1611864976
ISBN-13	978-1-61186-497-7 / 9781611864977
Zustand	Neuware