Sociology as Analysis of the Unintended

In relation to the internal dynamics of sociology of unintended consequences, Adriana Mica makes an erudite journey in relation to its three main analytical frameworks, their semantic shifts, setbacks and theoretical revivals. Certainly, through the examination of the use of protective headgear in boxing, this volume renders explicitly the possibilistic turn not only in the specific research of the unintended, but in sociology more generally.

Adriana Mica is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw, Poland

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I. Sociology of unintended consequences 1. Analytical frameworks 2. Assumptions 3. Tricky processes PART II. The three analytical frameworks 4. The unanticipated consequences of social action 5. Institutions as unintended consequences of social interaction 6. The mechanisms of reproduction of institutionalized practices Conclusions: The turn towards the possible, counterfactual and indeterminacy Index