BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOROKIN READINGS

Abstract

Sociology in search of new explanatory theories included in the turbulence of society. However, there is a common theory that has not yet translated into concrete sociological research. In our view, the expansion of global fields of sociology, again, the initiative in its development belongs to the French school of sociology. On the horizon be actor-network theory. The emergence of sociological intervention method is the path of active search methods new technologies impact on practice. Sociologists Bordeaux warn about a new Islam, encompassing the values and behaviours of young strata in Europe. The Influence there and in Russia. If the tolerance of the French society towards homosexual marriage causes problems with children, the definition of roles as “parents”, the Russian institutions: the public consciousness, TV showmen, the Church, do not accept homosexuality as a valid norm. Overall, another “Sorokin readings” presented a synthesis of the Eurasian sociology, and in the past and a solid analysis of American sociologists today’s social and economic situation. Reading are more intimate, the selected nature of the participants, where everyone can see and hear each other. Valuable was the review of education systems in European countries and the requirement to strengthen our scientific presence in the prestigious online journals with publications.