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The new field of sociological specialization, altruism, morality, and social solidarity, creates the need for identifying theoretical foundations that stimulate its further development (Tiryakian 1979). Pitirim Sorokin is a figure in sociology whose heritage provides a unity for the new field by formulating both a distinctive approach to the subject matter, and a mission to effect beneficial changes in the discipline (Tiryakian [1963] 2013).
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Krotov, P. (2014). Pitirim Sorokin’s Heritage: From Core Ideas to Syntheses of Theory and of Practice. In: Jeffries, V. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137391865_6
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