Sociology LensPub Date : 2025-10-31DOI: 10.1111/johs.70018
Myles Balfe
{"title":"Value Rationality in Collective Edgework Experiences: The Making of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy 1994–2008","authors":"Myles Balfe","doi":"10.1111/johs.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Guns N′ Roses' <i>Chinese Democracy</i> was one of the most expensive albums ever made and took over a decade to create. The people who completed the <i>Chinese Democracy</i> project were almost entirely different from the people who started it. The album and the people who created it were viewed as strange and unusual by many audiences—as deviant—basically. This article argues that the making of Chinese Democracy can be viewed as a form of collective creative edgework. Edgework is a concept from the sociology of risk that describes how skilled individuals manage risk in high stakes contexts and, by successfully doing so, produce feelings of transcendence in themselves. The making of Chinese Democracy appears to meet the criteria for edgework. The album's creation emerged from a death context; it featured highly skilled people attempting to navigate a situation of high risk, and it generated feelings of psychological euphoria in the people who were involved with it. However, the article argues that the <i>Chinese Democracy</i> project oscillated the edge, sometimes crossing over into chaos. One reason for this, the article argues, is that the project's edgework became destablilized at times by the presence of what Weber calls value rationality.</p>","PeriodicalId":101168,"journal":{"name":"Sociology Lens","volume":"38 4","pages":"405-420"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/johs.70018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145659752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kyrgyz Literature and the Transformation of National Identity: Restoring Cultural Authenticity in the Post-Soviet Era","authors":"Farida Alieva, Aisuluu Parpieva, Aigul Mamrasulova, Siuta Zhusueva, Urkuia Muratalieva","doi":"10.1111/johs.70017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores the role of Kyrgyz literature in shaping national identity during the post-Soviet transition. It examines how literature contributed to restoring cultural authenticity and national identity as Kyrgyzstan moved from the Soviet model to independence. Using an analytical framework, the research focuses on literary works and cultural symbols that reflect the transformation of national identity. “National identity” is defined as a shared sense of belonging, shaped by traditions, language, and history, while “cultural authenticity” refers to preserving unique cultural elements. The study finds that Kyrgyz literature became a key tool for national revival, drawing on language, folklore, and heroic images to restore cultural memory. Works such as the epic Manas, folk tales, and rituals were instrumental in conveying collective values and historical continuity. The works of Chinghiz Aitmatov are central, blending national traditions with universal themes, and emphasizing Kyrgyz identity while resonating with a global audience. The shift from Russian to Kyrgyz in literature symbolized a cultural and political act, highlighting language as an identity marker. The study highlights the importance of literature in maintaining cultural continuity amid modernization and global challenges.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":101168,"journal":{"name":"Sociology Lens","volume":"38 4","pages":"392-404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145659706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sociology LensPub Date : 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1111/johs.70019
Kyungmoo Heo
{"title":"Vigilant Symbiosis Through Managing Fear Emotion—Film Analysis of Parasite","authors":"Kyungmoo Heo","doi":"10.1111/johs.70019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.70019","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The film <i>Parasite</i> scrutinizes the inequality of power and status in largely stratified South Korean society. Rooted in the production of film analysis, this paper uses the film Parasite as a single dataset to design the cinematic representation of sociology, aiming to provide a unique perspective on the sociology of emotions, particularly in theorizing fear. The emotional dynamics are depicted in various scenes and episodes of the film. However, despite its title suggesting a parasitic relationship between host and parasite, the climax of the film utilizes fear as a means to manage this unequal power relation, ultimately arguing for the importance of a subtle symmetry between the two distinct families. By adding related real-life observations from South Korea, this paper suggests two new but positive roles of fear, serving as a deterrence against the misuse of dominant power and as a boundary to maintain balance between classes, a concept referred to as “vigilant symbiosis.”</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":101168,"journal":{"name":"Sociology Lens","volume":"38 4","pages":"370-382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145659584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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