Shilling, C and Mellor, PA orcid.org/0000-0001-6954-4442 (2022) Social character, interdependence, and the dualities of other‐directedness. The British Journal of Sociology, 73 (1). pp. 125-138. ISSN 0007-1315
Abstract
David Riesman's exploration of the other-directed characterological form, suited to corporate capitalism and the rise of the service sector, became one of the most influential sociological analyses of the twentieth century. Yet sociologists interested in the contemporary fate of those dispositional qualities suited to mutual adjustment confront a paradox: why, in an age of increasing interdependencies apparently conducive to the sustenance of other-directedness, are we witnessing rising concerns about the resurgence of social sectarianism? Most accounts of this tension rely upon structuralist explanations of late modernity's disruptive impact, or psychologistic accounts of group allegiance. In contrast, we develop a meso-level analysis that highlights an increasingly consequential duality at the heart of other-directedness itself: the qualities associated with this characterological form still facilitate selective forms of mutuality, but the demands it places upon people in the current era have also prompted growing levels of resentment and antagonism.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 London School of Economics and Political Science. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Shilling, C and Mellor, PA (2022) Social character, interdependence, and the dualities of other‐directedness. The British Journal of Sociology, 73 (1). pp. 125-138. ISSN 0007-1315, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12902. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
Keywords: | antagonism, character studies, interdependencies, other- directedness, Riesman |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2021 16:16 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1468-4446.12902 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180152 |