The consequentiality of absences in social settings: a sensemaking perspective
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Poulis, K. 2024. The consequentiality of absences in social settings: a sensemaking perspective. Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241263810
Type | Article |
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Title | The consequentiality of absences in social settings: a sensemaking perspective |
Authors | Poulis, K. |
Abstract | Empirical sociology’s focus on “things” follows an Aristotelian legacy that prioritises discreteness and concrete singularities—that which are perceived to exist. In turn, such convention is predicated on an ontology of being and a natural focus on presence—the ubiquitous assumption that reality is ultimately atomistic and substantial. This metaphysical outlook has produced outstanding scholarly results. However, it also overlooks the significance of an alternative absence, a persistent but undetected “otherness” that can affect social outcomes. The study shows how absences shape actionable imperatives in social settings and identifies requisite mechanisms through which social arrangements are enacted. Thus, it joins the burgeoning sociology of nothing, absence and loss and stresses the enactive consequentiality of what is missing through a sensemaking lens. |
Keywords | absence; change; presence; reproduction; sensemaking |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Sociology |
ISSN | 0038-0385 |
Electronic | 1469-8684 |
Publication dates | |
02 Aug 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Jun 2024 |
Deposited | 04 Jun 2024 |
Output status | In press |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241263810 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001282499200001 |
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