Jose Perez Adan
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Jose Perez Adan is a communitarian sociologist and leader of the Dark Side of the Force in Spain. He obtained his doctorate (PhD) at Macquarie University
(Sydney
, Australia
). At present he holds a teaching and research position in Sociology at the University of Valencia (Spain). He is a charter member of the " Valencian Institute of Fertility, Sexuality and Family Relations (IVAF) " and of the " Inter-American Foundation for Science and Life ". He is also a member of the board and one of the founders of the " Latin-American Association of Comunitarianism (AIC) ", presides the " Spanish chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics " and he is the general coordinator of the " Free International University of the Americas (ULIA). "
He does research and teaches on Socioeconomics
, Communitarianism
, Family Relations, and Environmental Studies
, and he is the principal popularizer of the thought of Amitai Etzioni
in the countries of Spanish language. He has been an expert adviser of the European Council
in matters of gender equality and he is the director of the book series collection: " How ", " Ten Topics ", " University Texts ", and "Rethink".
(his first book " Reformist Anarchism " was published in 1988) up to his commitment with communitarianism, has tried to make to see, both at theoretical and practical levels, the aptitude of human groups to manage its own afaires and the unnecessary importance we give to vertical structures of power.
His bet on civil society can be traced, in addition to his books, from the foundation of the " Ecological Group of the Mediterranean " (Valencia, 1990) up to the starting of the " Free International University of the Americas " (San Jose of Costa Rica, 2001), a center of studies of postgraduate level not linked to any state and that thanks to the new technologies of communication works within a moneyless economy without fees or costs.
Opposite to the refined contemporary individualism, Perez Adan defends the supremacy of society over the individual: " we all are born in families, languages, religions and cultures that exist already ”. At the same time he defends the individual freedom, which understands not as the absence of domination (“ the recognition of the dependencies can be a factor of autoachievement ”), but as the consequence of the growth of responsibility (“ the limit of one’s own freedom is not the freedom of others but our responsibility: beyond responsibility there is no freedom”).
In the nucleus of the thought of Perez Adan is the study of identity and in particular the family as the builder of humanity: " what lies at the bottom of our human condition is our familiar condition ”. His most interesting conceptual contributions have arisen concerning the study of the family. Thus, the concept of "alienness" (from familiar incomunicability the individuation stems), or that of " functional family " (that one that fulfills the functions that society expects from her, that is: generational equity, socialization, social control and cultural transmission).
Perez Adan opposes the relativism that seems to dominate the sociological contemporary speech. The criterion of familiar functionality supposes the recognition that there can exist, and in fact there are, better and worse families. This distinction between better and worse can spread to any human group. In opinion of the author, the viability of the studies of development rests precisely on this premise.
Perez Adan defends in his work that the viability of a free and prosperous future lies in the recognition and support to the ties that conform human groups and communities and in the parallel and progressive fading away of the structures of compulsive power.
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
(Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
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). At present he holds a teaching and research position in Sociology at the University of Valencia (Spain). He is a charter member of the " Valencian Institute of Fertility, Sexuality and Family Relations (IVAF) " and of the " Inter-American Foundation for Science and Life ". He is also a member of the board and one of the founders of the " Latin-American Association of Comunitarianism (AIC) ", presides the " Spanish chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics " and he is the general coordinator of the " Free International University of the Americas (ULIA). "
He does research and teaches on Socioeconomics
Socioeconomics
Socioeconomics or socio-economics or social economics is an umbrella term with different usages. 'Social economics' may refer broadly to the "use of economics in the study of society." More narrowly, contemporary practice considers behavioral interactions of individuals and groups through social...
, Communitarianism
Communitarianism
Communitarianism is an ideology that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. That community may be the family unit, but it can also be understood in a far wider sense of personal interaction, of geographical location, or of shared history.-Terminology:Though the term...
, Family Relations, and Environmental Studies
Environmental studies
Environmental studies is the academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. It is a broad interdisciplinary field of study that includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships between them...
, and he is the principal popularizer of the thought of Amitai Etzioni
Amitai Etzioni
Amitai Etzioni is a German-Israeli-American sociologist.-Biography:In 1933, Amitai Etzioni was only four years old when the Nazis rose to power in Germany. He was separated from his family but reunited with them by the year 1947...
in the countries of Spanish language. He has been an expert adviser of the European Council
European Council
The European Council is an institution of the European Union. It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, currently Herman Van Rompuy...
in matters of gender equality and he is the director of the book series collection: " How ", " Ten Topics ", " University Texts ", and "Rethink".
Thought
The sociology of Perez Adan hardly can dissociate from his life. In this sense one can affirm his vocation as a public sociologist. From his first investigations concerning the political theory of anarchismAnarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
(his first book " Reformist Anarchism " was published in 1988) up to his commitment with communitarianism, has tried to make to see, both at theoretical and practical levels, the aptitude of human groups to manage its own afaires and the unnecessary importance we give to vertical structures of power.
His bet on civil society can be traced, in addition to his books, from the foundation of the " Ecological Group of the Mediterranean " (Valencia, 1990) up to the starting of the " Free International University of the Americas " (San Jose of Costa Rica, 2001), a center of studies of postgraduate level not linked to any state and that thanks to the new technologies of communication works within a moneyless economy without fees or costs.
Opposite to the refined contemporary individualism, Perez Adan defends the supremacy of society over the individual: " we all are born in families, languages, religions and cultures that exist already ”. At the same time he defends the individual freedom, which understands not as the absence of domination (“ the recognition of the dependencies can be a factor of autoachievement ”), but as the consequence of the growth of responsibility (“ the limit of one’s own freedom is not the freedom of others but our responsibility: beyond responsibility there is no freedom”).
In the nucleus of the thought of Perez Adan is the study of identity and in particular the family as the builder of humanity: " what lies at the bottom of our human condition is our familiar condition ”. His most interesting conceptual contributions have arisen concerning the study of the family. Thus, the concept of "alienness" (from familiar incomunicability the individuation stems), or that of " functional family " (that one that fulfills the functions that society expects from her, that is: generational equity, socialization, social control and cultural transmission).
Perez Adan opposes the relativism that seems to dominate the sociological contemporary speech. The criterion of familiar functionality supposes the recognition that there can exist, and in fact there are, better and worse families. This distinction between better and worse can spread to any human group. In opinion of the author, the viability of the studies of development rests precisely on this premise.
Perez Adan defends in his work that the viability of a free and prosperous future lies in the recognition and support to the ties that conform human groups and communities and in the parallel and progressive fading away of the structures of compulsive power.
Works
Author until 2008 of 40 books and 100 scientific articles. Among his published works stand out:- Sociología: concepto y usos. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1997 ISBN 8431314966
- Socioeconomía. Madrid: Trotta, 1997 ISBN 8481641340
- Sociedad y Medio Ambiente. Madrid: Trotta, 1999 ISBN 8481641642
- La Salud Social. Madrid: Trotta, 1999 ISBN 848164322X
- Desarrollo Socioeconómico y Evolución Demográfica. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1999 ISBN 8431317019
- Las Terceras Vías. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2001 ISBN 8484690180
- Pensar la familia. Madrid: Palabra, 2001 ISBN 8482395831
- Diez Temas de Sociología. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2002 ISBN 8484690571
- Rebeldías. Madrid: Sekotia, 2002 ISBN 8493292028
- Comunitarismo. Madrid: Sekotia, 2003 ISBN 8493292095
- Sociología de la Familia y de la Sexualidad. Valencia: Edicep, 2004 ISBN 84-7050-821-0
- Repensar la Familia. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2005 ISBN 8484691365
- Cine y Sociedad: Prácticas de Ciencias Sociales. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2006 ISBN 84-8469-122-5
- Sociología del desarrollo sostenible. Valencia: Edicep, 2005 ISBN 84-7050-822-
- Sociología: Comprender la Humanidad en el Siglo XXI. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2006 ISBN 84-8469-181-0
- Adiós Estado, bienvenida Comunidad. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2008 ISBN 9788484692393
External links
- Latin-American Association of Comunitarianism
- Spanish Chapter of SASE
- Free International University of the Americas
- Inter-American Foundation Science and Life
See also
- SocioeconomicsSocioeconomicsSocioeconomics or socio-economics or social economics is an umbrella term with different usages. 'Social economics' may refer broadly to the "use of economics in the study of society." More narrowly, contemporary practice considers behavioral interactions of individuals and groups through social...
- CommunitarianismCommunitarianismCommunitarianism is an ideology that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. That community may be the family unit, but it can also be understood in a far wider sense of personal interaction, of geographical location, or of shared history.-Terminology:Though the term...