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SOCIAL TERM: Οικειότητα / Ιntimacy

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): The term intimacy indicates a relationship in which individuals are reciprocally vulnerable, open and willing to share. It often occurs in closed love relationships, such as marriage and friendship. The term is also used to refer to sexual interactions, but intimacy does not have to be sexual. Intimacy can also be important in maintaining a healthy social life. If someone avoids it, he can isolate oneself or find oneself in conflict with those around him. There are five types of intimacy: emotional, social, sexual, spiritual and recreational (Schaefer and Olson, 1981).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Schaefer, M.T. and Olson, D.H. (1981). Assessing intimacy: the pair inventory. Journal of material and family therapy, 7(1), pp. 47-60.

DEFINITION (2): Intimacy is sometimes defined as the comfort that comes from close contact. In this sense all the activities of family life are intimate. Sometimes, the term is used even more narrowly and refers to sexual intimacy. In everyday life, the term intimacy is understood to include more than just a close connection, for example it also includes a strong emotional bond, such as love. In all cases, intimacy represents a very specific form of close relationship and being important to someone else, based on self-disclosure. This self-revelation or self-expression of intimacy is characterized by knowledge and understanding of the inner self (Jamieson, 2007).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Jamieson, L. (2007). Intimacy. The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology.

SOCIAL TERM: Ύστερος μοντερνισμός / Late modernity

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): Late modernity is the characterization of today's highly developed world societies, as a continuation of modernism, rather than as an element of succession, known as postmodernism. Late modernity is marked by the global capitalist economies with the increasing privatization of services and the information revolution (Power et al., 2009).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Power, M., Scheytt, T., Soin, K. and Sahlin, K. (2009). Reputational risk as a logic of organizing in late modernity. Organization studies, 30(2,3), pp. 301-324.

DEFINITION (2): Contrary to theorists who disagree that we have entered a completely different postmodern stage of social life, Giddens believes that modern society is better characterized by the definition of late modernity. Late modern societies, according to Giddens, are shaped from the expansion and development of the same social forces that created the earliest forms of modern social life. Among these forces, is the removal of time and space and the loss of tradition (Giddens, 1991).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Mastropetrou Margarita

REFERENCE: Giddens, A. (1991). Modernity and Self-identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Stanford, California: Stanford Univeristy Press.

SOCIAL TERM: Καμπάνιες / Campaigns

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1

RELATED TERMS: Συλλογική δράση/Collective action

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): «[…] Campaigns are sets of strategically linked activities in which members of a diffused principled network […] develop explicit, visible ties and mutually recognized roles in pursuit of a common goal (and generally against a common target). In a campaign, core network actors mobilize others and initiate the tasks of structural integration and cultural negotiations among the groups in the network […] they connect groups to each other, seek out resources, propose and prepare activities, and conduct public relations. They must also consciously seek to develop a “common frame of meaning” […]»

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Νίκος Σερντεδάκις

REFERENCE: Keck E., Margaret, and Kathryn Sikkink. (1998). Activists beyond Borders. Advocacy Networks and International Politics. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, pp. 6-7.

SOCIAL TERM: Πολιτική ανυπακοή / Civil disobedience

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): “Civil disobedience refers to a public, nonviolent, contentious yet political act contrary to law, usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of a government. The origins of the modern notion and practice of CD are to be found in the 1848 essay “Resistance to Civil Government” (also known as “Civil Disobedience”) by the American naturalist Henry David Thoreau, which represents one of the first modern attempts to reflect on the existence of anything such as a legitimate duty to disobey state laws […] Although there is some dispute among philosophers and social scientists on both the exact definition of CD and the conditions under which the act of disobedience is to be considered justified, John Rawls’ account of CD within the framework of liberal democracy remains the most widely accepted to date. From his perspective, CD is defined as a political act not only in the sense that it is addressed to those who hold the political power, but also because it is guided and justified by the principles of justice underlying the political order […] The publicity of the act, together with its nonviolent nature, is intended to prove that CD is the expression of profound political convictions and the ultimate trust of the rule of law. As a consequence of CD, in fact, laws are broken but trust in the law is nonetheless expressed by the willingness to accept the legal consequences of the unlawful conduct. The ultimate goal of CD is to stigmatize and change unfair laws or policies by making an appeal to consciences – both those of the authorities and of the general public.”

DEFINITION WRITER: Νίκος Σερντεδάκις

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SOCIAL TERM: Παραδοσιακή εξουσία / Traditional authority

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 2

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): «Power that is rooted in the assumption that the customs of the past legitimize the present» (Tischler, 2014,p.412).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Markantonatou Maria

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SOCIAL TERM: Οικειότητα / Ιntimacy

REFERENCE: Schaefer, M.T. and Olson, D.H. (1981). Assessing intimacy: the pair inventory. Journal of material and family therapy, 7(1), pp. 47-60.

REFERENCE: Jamieson, L. (2007). Intimacy. The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology.

SOCIAL TERM: Ύστερος μοντερνισμός / Late modernity

REFERENCE: Power, M., Scheytt, T., Soin, K. and Sahlin, K. (2009). Reputational risk as a logic of organizing in late modernity. Organization studies, 30(2,3), pp. 301-324.

REFERENCE: Giddens, A. (1991). Modernity and Self-identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Stanford, California: Stanford Univeristy Press.

SOCIAL TERM: Καμπάνιες / Campaigns

REFERENCE: Keck E., Margaret, and Kathryn Sikkink. (1998). Activists beyond Borders. Advocacy Networks and International Politics. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, pp. 6-7.

SOCIAL TERM: Πολιτική ανυπακοή / Civil disobedience

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SOCIAL TERM: Παραδοσιακή εξουσία / Traditional authority

DEFINITION (1): «Power that is rooted in the assumption that the customs of the past legitimize the present» (Tischler, 2014,p.412).

REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.

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SOCIAL TERM: Οικειότητα / Ιntimacy

REFERENCE: Schaefer, M.T. and Olson, D.H. (1981). Assessing intimacy: the pair inventory. Journal of material and family therapy, 7(1), pp. 47-60.

REFERENCE: Jamieson, L. (2007). Intimacy. The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology.

SOCIAL TERM: Ύστερος μοντερνισμός / Late modernity

REFERENCE: Power, M., Scheytt, T., Soin, K. and Sahlin, K. (2009). Reputational risk as a logic of organizing in late modernity. Organization studies, 30(2,3), pp. 301-324.

REFERENCE: Giddens, A. (1991). Modernity and Self-identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Stanford, California: Stanford Univeristy Press.

SOCIAL TERM: Καμπάνιες / Campaigns

REFERENCE: Keck E., Margaret, and Kathryn Sikkink. (1998). Activists beyond Borders. Advocacy Networks and International Politics. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, pp. 6-7.

SOCIAL TERM: Πολιτική ανυπακοή / Civil disobedience

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SOCIAL TERM: Παραδοσιακή εξουσία / Traditional authority

DEFINITION (1): «Power that is rooted in the assumption that the customs of the past legitimize the present» (Tischler, 2014,p.412).

REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.

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