Theorising in Philippine sociology, 1955-2017: Inclinations, possibilities, trajectories

Abstract

© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, 2019 The article's principal objective is to assess the state of theorising in Philippine sociology via the pages the Philippine Sociological Review (PSR). It reviews a portfolio of theoretical articles published by PSR over the span of seven decades (1955-2017). With PSR as the “interpretive canon,” the review uncovers suggestive actualities regarding the nature and extent of sociological theorising in the country. The theorising praxis of Filipino sociologists is characterised by a duality of “undercurrents” indicative of actual and potential actions that are habitual in nature (inclinations) yet porous enough to accommodate adjustments (possibilities) epitomised by episodic calls to theorise. Their nexus, albeit imbued with tension and ambivalence, is construed as predictive of promising futures (trajectories) for the discipline in the country. The article concludes that the climate of sociological theorising in the Philippines is essentially synchronous in the global trend along such area of concern.

Source or Periodical Title

Asian Journal of Social Science

ISSN

15684849

Page

722-746

Document Type

Article

Subject

Filipino sociology, Philippine Sociological Review (PSR), Philippine Sociological Society (PSS), Sociological theorising, Sociology, Treadmill of theory consumption

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