Le Motif : un problème d'interprétation sociologique / Motive : A Problem for Sociological Interprétation - article ; n°1 ; vol.40, pg 21-29

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Archives des sciences sociales des religions - Année 1975 - Volume 40 - Numéro 1 - Pages 21-29
Whereas psychology has particularly studied motivation as a processus, sociology, despite Weber's and Mills's contributions, has often neglected to conceive the status of motives. This article tries to show that a sociological study of motives should contribute to a better understanding of some religions phenomena which are related to our technological societies. The author describes the motive as an act of social communication and as a function of language, which permits a reconsideration of the problem of redevance and validity in interpretation. Consequently, the sociological study of motives appears to be a way to understand the dynamics of social groups and to establish that socioology is a theory of knowledge.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Documents
• Savoirs
• Religions
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Published by: Archives-des-sciences-sociales-des-religions
• Published: 01 January 1975
• Reads: 7
• Language: English

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Alfred Dumais

Le Motif : un problème d'interprétation sociologique / Motive : A

Problem for Sociological Interprétation

In: Archives des sciences sociales des religions. N. 40, 1975. pp. 21-29.

Abstract

Whereas psychology has particularly studied motivation as a processus, sociology, despite Weber's and Mills's contributions, has

often neglected to conceive the status of motives. This article tries to show that a sociological study of motives should contribute

to a better understanding of some religions phenomena which are related to our technological societies. The author describes the

motive as an act of social communication and as a function of language, which permits a reconsideration of the problem of

redevance and validity in interpretation. Consequently, the sociological study of motives appears to be a way to understand the

dynamics of social groups and to establish that socioology is a theory of knowledge.

Citer ce document / Cite this document :

Dumais Alfred. Le Motif : un problème d'interprétation sociologique / Motive : A Problem for Sociological Interprétation. In:

Archives des sciences sociales des religions. N. 40, 1975. pp. 21-29.

doi : 10.3406/assr.1975.1914

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/assr_0335-5985_1975_num_40_1_1914