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The Sociology of Suffering: Disasters, Social Resilience and the Problem of Theodicy

Acının Sosyolojisi: Afetler, Toplumsal Dayanıklılık ve Teodise Problemi

İsa Abidoğlu(ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, AÇIKÖĞRETİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-3559-2304
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1–21
Publication Date
2023-10-15
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Therefore, this study is written with a critical approach on the role of modern sociology in the face of disasters, which are the most common phenomena in society, along with a conceptual and theoretical evaluation without going into the details of the aforementioned changes due to the aim of limiting the subject.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Social resilience refers to a society's ability to resist disasters.
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Key Findings & Data:There is an indirect relationship between social resilience and theodicy, but this relationship is more general in the sense that it encompasses the processes by which people cope with adversity and find meaning in suffering.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, this study is written with a critical approach on the role of modern sociology in the face of disasters, which are the most common phenomena in society, along with a conceptual and theoretical evaluation without going into the details of the aforementioned changes due to the aim of limiting the subject.
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⚙️Variables:Toplusmal Dayanıklılık · Sosyal Acı · Teodise

Abstract

Social resilience refers to a society's ability to resist disasters. There is an indirect relationship between social resilience and theodicy, but this relationship is more general in the sense that it encompasses the processes by which people cope with adversity and find meaning in suffering. In this context, social resilience and theodicy can interact on people's responses, meanings and beliefs in the face of disasters and adversity. However, the details and relationships of these two concepts may vary across different belief systems, cultural and social contexts, philosophical schools of thought and theological approaches. Therefore, this study is written with a critical approach on the role of modern sociology in the face of disasters, which are the most common phenomena in society, along with a conceptual and theoretical evaluation without going into the details of the aforementioned changes due to the aim of limiting the subject.

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Toplumsal dayanıklılık, bir toplumun afetlere karşı direnç gösterme yeteneğini ifade eder. Toplumsal dayanıklılık ile teodise arasında ise dolaylı bir ilişki vardır, ancak bu ilişki daha genel anlamda insanların yaşadığı zorluklarla başa çıkma ve acılara anlam bulma süreçlerini kapsar. Bu bağlamda, toplumsal dayanıklılık ve teodise, insanların afetler ve zorluklar karşısında verdikleri tepkiler, anlamlar ve inançlar üzerine etkileşimde bulunabilir. Ancak, bu iki kavramın detayları ve ilişkileri, farklı inanç sistemleri, kültürel ve sosyal bağlamlar, felsefi düşünce okulları ve teolojik yaklaşımlar arasında değişiklik gösterebilir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, konunun sınırlandırılması amacına bağlı olarak sözü geçen değişikliklerin detayına inmeden kavramsal ve teorik planda bir değerlendirmeyle beraber modern sosyolojinin toplumda olağanüstü durumların en yaygını olan afetler karşısında takındığı rol üzerine eleştirel bir yaklaşımla kaleme alınmıştır.

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Abidoğlu, İ. (2023). The Sociology of Suffering: Disasters, Social Resilience and the Problem of Theodicy. HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 22, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.1313543

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