Affirmation and reaction: Towards a critical biosemiotic sociology

<p>Does our physicality influence society? If it does then what meaning can be derived from that relationship? What follows is an analysis of theory which strives to develop a conceptualization of reality and society which incorporates both a radical social constructivism with the assumption or “givenness” of external reality. The works being drawn upon are predominately associated with phenomenological sociology, systems theory, and semiotics but additional works from philosophy and political science are considered. The result of this venture is the conclusion that affirmation, the proof of the reaction, is the foundation of society. From this conclusion follows the postulation that the greatest danger to social change is the subversion of meaningful action through the creation of recursive forms of affirmation which disperse collective resistance into systems of limited influence.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Dreyer, Benjamin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert Orrange, Ph.D.
• Tricia McTague, Ph.D.

• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/1041

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2407