SOC 2309 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Cellular Differentiation, Universal Suffrage, Louis Dumont
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Soc(cid:884)(cid:885)09 article summary (cid:498)the nation state as a form of social closure(cid:499) Theory of cultural transformations has not been influenced by nationalism, New cultural compromise centers around imagined community. Anderson (1988) came up with the concept of a political community of destiny grounded in common origin and historical experience. Meinecke opposed kulturnation and staatsnation where both redraw the boundary separating us from them. Ethnic variant derived from society, politics and economics. Republican variant derived from culture, community and economics. Nationalist society causes polity, economy and society to be isomorphic (similar) A national culture will express the genius of the people. Adam muller says the nation is transformed into a peoples community. The national community is of an egalitarian nature since it is derived from the idea of cultural homogeneity (shared culture regardless of economic, social or political standings) Only national self-determination can create a community of equals as a way to determine its own destiny without outside interference.
