The Concept of Values in Florian Znaniecki’s Early Work

Michał Roch Kaczmarczyk

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No. 2(15) (2018): “The Polish Peasant” from the Perspective of a Century

The Concept of Values in Florian Znaniecki’s Early Work

Michał Roch Kaczmarczyk^▸^▾

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Submitted: 1 May 2020
Published: 01-11-2018

Abstract

One of the central concepts of The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, especially highlighted in the “Methodological Note,” is the relationship between values and attitudes which frames the subsequent empirical analyses and conclusions. The aim of the present article is to reconstruct Florian Znaniecki’s early idea of values in order to demonstrate its originality and later influence on his sociological contributions. As the author argues, Znaniecki’s early insights with regard to values allow us to reconsider his collaboration with William Thomas and to interpret The Polish Peasant as a part of Znaniecki’s long-term research programme.

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Keywords

Florian Znaniecki
William I. Thomas
The Polish Peasant in Europe and America
value
attitude
definition of situation

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Kaczmarczyk, M. R. (2018). The Concept of Values in Florian Znaniecki’s Early Work. Stan Rzeczy, 2(15), 57-73. https://doi.org/10.14394/srz.15.5

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[1] Abbott A., Egloff R. 2008. “The Polish Peasant in Oberlin and Chicago: The Intellectual Trajectory of W.I. Thomas,” American Sociologist, vol. 39, pp. 217–258, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-008-9045-y.

[2] Blumer H. 1939. An Appraisal of Thomas and Znaniecki’s “The Polish Peasant in Europe and America”, Social Science Research Council.

[3] Boudon R. 2001. The Origin of Values: Sociology and Philosophy of Beliefs, Transaction.

[4] Durkheim E. 1951 [1897]. Suicide: A Study in Psychology, Free Press.

[5] Faris E. 1951. “Review of Social Behaviour and Personality: Contributions of William Isaac Thomas to Theory and Social Research,” American Sociological Review, vol. 16, pp. 875–877.

[6] Joas H. 1997. Die Entstehung der Werte, Suhrkamp.

[7] Guth S., Schrecker C. 2002. “From The Rules of Sociological Method to The Polish Peasant. A Comparative View of Two Foundational Texts,” Journal of Classical Sociology, vol. 3, pp. 281–298, https://doi.org/ 10.1177/1468795X02002003195.

[8] Kaczmarczyk M. 2018. “When Philosophy Met Social Psychology: An Interpretation of The Polish Peasant in Europe and America,” European Journal of Sociology, vol. 59, pp. 257–299, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975618000127.

[9] Kluckhohn C. 1951. “Values and Value-Orientation in the Theory of Action,” [in:] Toward a General Theory of Action, eds. T. Parsons, E. Shils, Harvard University Press, pp. 388–433.

[10] Mead G.H. 1932. The Philosophy of the Present, Open Court.

[11] Ossowski S. 2000 [1967]. Z zagadnień psychologii społecznej, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.

[12] Parsons T. 1937. The Structure of Social Action: A Study of Social Theory with Special Reference to a Group of Recent European Writers, McGraw-Hill.

[13] Thomas E.A. 1992. “The Collaboration of William I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki: A Significant Event in the History of Polish and American Cultural Connections,” Polish American Studies, vol. 49, pp. 67–75.

[14] Thomas W. 1899. “The Psychology of Modesty and Clothing,” American Journal of Sociology, vol. 5, pp. 246–262.

[15] Thomas W. 1901. “The Gaming Instinct,” American Journal of Sociology, vol. 6, pp. 750–763.

[16] Thomas W. 1923. The Unadjusted Girl, Little Brown and Company.

[17] Thomas W., Znaniecki F. 1958 [1918]. The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, 2 vols, Dover.

[18] Thome H. 2008. “Value Change in Europe from the Perspective of Empirical Social Research,” [in:] The Cultural Values of Europe, eds. H. Joas, K. Wiegandt, pp. 277–319.

[19] Weber M. 1922. Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Grundriss der verstehenden Soziologie, J.C.B. Mohr (Siebeck).

[20] Wiley N. 2007. “Znaniecki’s Key Insight: The Merger of Pragmatism and Neo-Kantianism,” Polish Sociological Review, vol. 158, pp. 133–143.

[21] Znaniecki F. 1919. Cultural Reality, University of Chicago Press.

[22] Znaniecki F. 1940. The Social Role of the Man of Knowledge, Columbia University Press.

[23] Znaniecki F. 1987 [1909]. “Etyka filozoficzna i nauka o wartościach moralnych,” [in:] F. Znaniecki, “Myśl i rzeczywistość” i inne pisma filozoficzne, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 3–28.

[24] Znaniecki F. 1987 [1911]. “Myśl i rzeczywistość,” [in:] F. Znaniecki, “Myśl i rzeczywistość” i inne pisma filozoficzne, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 39–76.

[25] Znaniecki F. 1987 [1912]. “Elementy rzeczywistości praktycznej,” [in:] F. Znaniecki, “Myśl i rzeczywistość” i inne pisma filozoficzne, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 77–112.

[26] Znaniecki F. 1987 [1913]. “Znaczenie rozwoju świata i człowieka,” [in:] F. Znaniecki, “Myśl i rzeczywistość” i inne pisma filozoficzne, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 120–214.

[27] Znaniecki F. 1987 [1914]. “Formy i zasady twórczości moralnej,” [in:] F. Znaniecki, “Myśl i rzeczywistość” i inne pisma filozoficzne, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 215–257.

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