José Pérez Adán (born 1952 in
Cartagena, Spain
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) is a Spanish sociologist. He holds a teaching and research position in Sociology at the
University of Valencia
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(Spain). He is a charter member of the Valencian Institute of Fertility, Sexuality and Family Relations (IVAF) and of the Inter-American Foundation for Science and Life. He is a co-founder and board member of the Latin-American Association of Communitarianism (AIC). He presides over the Spanish chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics, and is general coordinator of the Free International University of the Americas (ULIA). He does research and teaches on
Socioeconomics
Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. In general it analyzes how modern society, societies social progress, progress, economic stagnation ...
,
Communitarianism
Communitarianism is a philosophy that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. Its overriding philosophy is based upon the belief that a person's social identity and personality are largely molded by community relati ...
,
Family Relations
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Plot
A rural woman Mariya Konovalova (Nonna Mordyukova) goes to the regional center to visit her daughter Nina (Svetlana Kryuchkova), an ...
, and
Environmental Studies
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, and is the principal
Spanish language
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popularizer of the thought of
Amitai Etzioni
Amitai Etzioni (; Werner Falk; born 4 January 1929) is a German-born Israeli-American sociologist, best known for his work on socioeconomics and communitarianism. He founded the Communitarian Network, a non-profit, non-partisan organization ...
.
Education
Pérez Adán obtained his doctorate (PhD) at
Macquarie University
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(
Sydney
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,
Australia
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).
Works
Author until 2008 of 40 books and 100 scientific articles. Among his published works the following stand out:
*''Sociología: concepto y usos''. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1997
*''Socioeconomía''. Madrid: Trotta, 1997
*''Sociedad y Medio Ambiente''. Madrid: Trotta, 1999
*''La Salud Social''. Madrid: Trotta, 1999
*''Desarrollo Socioeconómico y Evolución Demográfica''. Pamplona: Eunsa, 1999
*''Las Terceras Vías''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2001
*''Pensar la familia''. Madrid: Palabra, 2001
*''Diez Temas de Sociología''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2002
*''Rebeldías''. Madrid: Sekotia, 2002
*''Comunitarismo''. Madrid: Sekotia, 2003
*''Sociología de la Familia y de la Sexualidad''. Valencia: Edicep, 2004
*''Repensar la Familia''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2005
*''Cine y Sociedad: Prácticas de Ciencias Sociales''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2006
*''Sociología del desarrollo sostenible''. Valencia: Edicep, 2005
*''Sociología: Comprender la Humanidad en el Siglo XXI''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2006
*''Adiós Estado, bienvenida Comunidad''. Madrid: Eiunsa, 2008
References
José Pérez Adán UVPrologue to biography of Amitai Etzioni“ A Spanish Viewpoint on Communitarianism ”“ The Community: making visible the invisible ”.
External links
Latin-American Association of ComunitarianismSpanish Chapter of SASEFree International University of the AmericasInter-American Foundation Science and Life
See also
*Socioeconomics
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*Communitarianism
Communitarianism is a philosophy that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. Its overriding philosophy is based upon the belief that a person's social identity and personality are largely molded by community relati ...
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Spanish non-fiction writers
Living people
1952 births