Quotes by Sociologists

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many. Ulrich Beck
Religion System Atheism More Only Wrong Modernity Realize Less Theory Many Belief Among Sociology
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions. Ulrich Beck
Future Experience Will Power Military Rule Background States Unable Possibility Out Attack Opposite Very Precisely Stop Sensitive Means Military Power United United States United States Military Largest Actually
The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others. Ulrich Beck
You Surrender Better Problems National Others Way Indeed Solve Case Relinquish Attain Idea Powers Identity Opposite Intelligent Precisely Sovereignty Done Unhelpful Your Cooperation
And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice was actually attempting to make itself heard and saw no other possibility of gaining a hearing. To that extent, for a while this also represented a forced opening of a cosmopolitan view. Ulrich Beck
World Other Saw Possibility Must Seek Cosmopolitan Voice Attempting Opening Also Make Forced Dialogue Heard Hearing Itself Which While Gaining Ask View Therefore Actually Extent
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war. Ulrich Beck
War Terrorism Seriously Sense Increasingly Response Taken Clear Soon Conceived Became Metaphorical Real Waging Came Began Very Real War Against Then Initially
When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans. Ulrich Beck
Experience Seriously Closed Borders Selective Open Taken Thus Come Concept Still Very Confronted Europe
I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too. Ulrich Beck
Life Myself Me Technology Think Too Risk Only Ecology Clear New Concept Employment Forced Became
And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words. Ulrich Beck
Good Injustice Hate Words World Overcome Feeling Few Easily Rise Given Good Words Clear Also Became Felt Inequality Conditions Historical Cannot Deeply
In the first instance, therefore, global terrorism created a kind of global community sharing a common fate, something we had previously considered impossible. Ulrich Beck
Terrorism Fate Impossible First Community Considered Kind Something Had Instance Sharing Global Global Terrorism Common Created Therefore
Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity. Ulrich Beck
September Enormous Wave Solidarity Horrific September 11th Initially Images
And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability. Ulrich Beck
World Example Terror Itself
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