El retorno del sujeto y los nuevos paradigmas sociológicos. Contribuciones a una sociología del sujeto

Abstract

The article has the following objectives: a) to reflect on the need for sociology to deal with new paradigms in order to recover the role of individuals in contemporary societies; b) to assess Guy Bajoit’s contribution with his new sociocultural model and his analysis of the Great ISA; c) to recover the methodological proposal by Bernard Lahire through working with identity stories that rescue social subjects in concrete life situations; d) to analyze the notion of representation by Denise Jodelet and her tripartite scheme of affiliation, as well as the notion of horizon as a way to express identity and membership. Last, the paper points out the advantages associated with a paradigm that combines the three proposals under analysis.