Open research questions in Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
47 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,185 Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
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Internal tensions and pressure to maintain their own welfare system. Limited municipal support for the Jewish community. Persistent meat smuggling and complaints about price and quality.
Legitimacy of Communal Institutions in the Early Modern Times: The Ashkenazi Meat Hall of Amsterdam · 2026 · DOIFurther research could explore the implications of the Church's opposition to liberalism for modern social and economic systems, - Further research could examine the relationship between religion and politics in different historical and cultural contexts
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the historical background of the conflict between the Church and liberalism, - The paper highlights the need to consider the sociological motives behind the Church's reaction to liberalism
There is a lack of comprehensive attempts to characterize the concept of the reasonable man. The connection between the reasonable man as a formal concept and the reasonable man as a legal concept requires much broader argument than that provided in the paper.
The problem of value-judgement in sociology is not fully addressed. The sociologist's participation in practical use of their science is a related issue that needs to be explored.
The gap between Rawls' theory of justice as fairness and the provision of health care. The need to interpret the right to health care in a way that is consistent with Rawls' theory.
The paper identifies the challenge of alienation and loss of identity in modern society. The author highlights the need for a sense of community and shared values. The communitarian tradition faces the challenge of repeated failure, yet its message persists.
The challenge of developing a common standard for normative judgments. The challenge of integrating human behavior into economies. The challenge of designing viable economic programs that contribute to human need satisfaction.
The study suggests that future research should focus on comparative research across welfare regimes. The paper highlights the need for further exploration of the relationship between institutional trauma and collective memory. The study emphasizes the importance of developing a more nuanced understanding of the role of mnemonic practices in institutional trauma.
Institutional trauma and collective memory in the welfare sector: A philo-sophical-sociological analysis of moral order and epistemic rupture · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in existing research on institutional trauma and collective memory in the welfare sector. The study highlights the need for a theoretical framework that can explain the mechanisms of institutional trauma.
Institutional trauma and collective memory in the welfare sector: A philo-sophical-sociological analysis of moral order and epistemic rupture · 2026 · DOIFuture research can explore the concept of civil society in different contexts. The authors suggest that further research can analyze the impact of changing settings on civil society organizations.
The paper identifies a gap in the literature on civil society and governance in Europe. The authors note that the topic of civil society is often studied in a narrow perspective.
Future research could explore the empirical implications of the study's findings. It could also examine the relation between individualism and other social phenomena, such as globalization and technological change.
La genealogía racionalizada del individualismo: de la moral colectiva a la patología emocional · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the understanding of individualism and its relation to modernity. It highlights the need for a rationalized genealogy of individualism.
La genealogía racionalizada del individualismo: de la moral colectiva a la patología emocional · 2026 · DOIThe lack of historical case studies on the legitimacy dynamics of communal institutions. The need for a longitudinal analysis of institutional legitimacy.
Legitimacy of Communal Institutions in the Early Modern Times: The Ashkenazi Meat Hall of Amsterdam · 2026 · DOIWilson, to formulate a sweeping vision of social planning that would not only inform his little known and rather coyly named Division of Subsistence Homesteads, but also his efforts at the National Resources Board (NRB)—the nation’s first ever agency for comprehensive national planning.
RICHARD T. ELY, THE GERMAN HISTORICAL SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, AND THE “SOCIO-TELEOLOGICAL” ASPIRATION OF THE NEW DEAL PLANNERS · 2021 · DOIAlthough this literature remains scarcely present in the anthropological debate in Italy, the latest crisis following Brexit invites us to consider more carefully those connections that began to expand from the finance sector not only across different economic sectors, but also to broader social and cultural realities.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern European countries, assuming the political model of liberal democracy in the transition from a closed totalitarian type of society to an open one, are going through a difficult period of restructuring of the public sphere, accompanied by numerous challenges and problems: the moral values of the communist past are subject to criticism, whereas new values have not been fully established.
Public Communication and Moral Values in the Contemporary Society · 2014This problem should be examined from the standpoint of the transformation of all workers in socialist society into genuine masters of the means of production, the creation of a new socialist motivation mechanism, the fullest possible realization of the potential of the new social order, and the acceleration of the realization of the tasks of socioeconomic development on this basis.
The application of the Antigonish Movement's strategies to other communities - The impact of co-operatives on community development - The role of education and training in social movements
The need for community development and social reform - The lack of economic opportunities for the common man - The importance of education and training for social movements
Further research could explore the contemporary relevance of the communitarian tradition. The paper suggests that an analysis of the implications of this tradition for modern society is needed.
No comprehensive effort has been made by economists to develop value guides based on human needs. Space and time limitations preclude the presentation of an actual program combining economic and behavioral elements.
These phenomena are scarcely regarded today as questions of law. The ''universalistic'' or "collectivistic" concept of so cial action has become so do~inant over the "individualistic" concept that it is scarcely possible any longer to formulate the- 0retically the person-related function of law. The interconnection we have depicted between protest a gainst or opposition to exploitation by system functionality, self determination or freedom of the person, and, finally, the effec tuation of this self -determination through law is scarcely ap preciated in these, our own times.
System-Functional, Anthropological, and Person-Functional Approaches to the Sociology of Law · 1971 · DOIDespite its profound impact, sociology has largely failed to critically examine the dynamics of interventionism from a praxeological standpoint in recent sociological debates, leaving a significant gap in understanding how individuals and communities adapt to coercive environments.
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