Difference, Competition and Disproportion. The Sociology of Creative Work

Inaugural Lecture delivered on Thursday 9 January 2014

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Difference, Competition and Disproportion. The Sociology of Creative Work by Pierre-Michel Menger, Collège de France
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Author: Pierre-Michel Menger ISBN: 9782722604360
Publisher: Collège de France Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Collège de France Language: English
Author: Pierre-Michel Menger
ISBN: 9782722604360
Publisher: Collège de France
Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Collège de France
Language: English

Work creates and transforms the social world. Its least predictable and most admired embodiment, artistic and scientific invention, seems to defy causal analysis and statistical regularities. Far more than the exploration of the conscious and infraconscious processes of individual inventiveness, the social ecology of creative work is what enables sociological analysis of work. Pierre-Menger’s analysis identifies three crucial characteristics: an unlimited differentiation of outputs, competitive mechanisms exploiting the uncertainty of success, and a disproportionate focus on gain and reputation.

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Work creates and transforms the social world. Its least predictable and most admired embodiment, artistic and scientific invention, seems to defy causal analysis and statistical regularities. Far more than the exploration of the conscious and infraconscious processes of individual inventiveness, the social ecology of creative work is what enables sociological analysis of work. Pierre-Menger’s analysis identifies three crucial characteristics: an unlimited differentiation of outputs, competitive mechanisms exploiting the uncertainty of success, and a disproportionate focus on gain and reputation.

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