Social Relationships and Fraternity: Paradox or Sustainable Model? A Social Sciences' Perspective

Vera  Araújo  (ed.)

Accounts of the International Conference on Sociology Social-One

Castelgandolfo (Rome) - 11-13 February 2005

Translations by: "The Voice" School of English, Malta.  www.thevoicemalta.com

Codice ISBN 978-88-95697-02-4

The uncertain fraternity, opaqueness and determination of a concept between “politics of friendship”, “politics of animosity” and the Christian perspective

Luca Petricone

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: the complexity of a triad

Pietro Cavara 

A new “place” for sociology

Emanuel Matos

Non violence as a way of combatting injustice: the foundation of a society based on fraternity

Alberto L’Abate 

New currents of research on altruism and the ethics of love

Armando Catemario

Relationships in social community work as seen in the light of the paradigm of unity. An experience of the Unità community centre in Buenos Aires

Rolando Cristao 

The need to build the paradigm of unity in social sciences

Adam Biela

Challenger encountered in fraternity

Giulia Paola Di Nicola

Sociability and fraternità: new possibilities for reflection, research and social innovation

Tiziano Vecchiato

Round Table:  dialogue on brotherhood in various cultural spheres

Araújo Vera: Moderator

Speakers: Rondinara Sergio, Zanzucchi Michele, Salamanca Esther, Magari Simonetta, Crivelli Luca

Presentation of the Book, “The Power of Love” written by Pitirim Sorokin  -  Part II

Tommaso Sorgi 

Presentation of the book “The Power of Love” written by Piritim Sorokin, Part I

Colasanto Michele

An introduction to the presentation of Piritim Sorokin’s book: The Power of Love

Alberto Lo Presti 

Fontem (Camerun) – A laboratory of fraternity

“Giorgio La Pira” Centre in Florence

Maurizio Certini

A Centre of formation for families “SCUOLA LORETO”

Alberto Zurlo

Empathic communication and “making yourself one with the other”: a way to create new models of intervention in social difficulties

Mario Giostra

The sociological value of life stories

Enrique Cambón 

Social relations and fraternity: a paradox or a sustainable model?

Vera Araújo

The birth of sociology and social interaction

Gennaro Iorio

The challenges of a complex and global society

Vincenzo Zani

Social-One: the birth of sociology and social interaction

Gennaro Iorio 

Message

Chiara Lubich 

Presentation of Chiara Lubich

Vera Araújo 

Contents

Introduction

Vera Araújo 

Frontispiece