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Focusing on the very notion of a “sociology of time,” this chapter examines the fundamental components of what constitutes a distinctly non-physical, sociocultural perspective on temporality. It begins by introducing the notion of a pronouncedly artificial “sociotemporal order” consisting of social norms and traditions of measuring, reckoning, and organizing time. It then proceeds to discuss major ways of collectively experiencing time, such as the utilitarian view of time, the mathematical conception of time, and both the linear and circular views of temporality. The chapter concludes by examining both the semiotic and the political dimensions of the social organization of time. |
