Analytical Understanding of the Stages of Institutionalization of Security in Contemporary Western Sociological Thought

Abstract

The article analyzes the stages of institutionalization of security in contemporary Western sociology sociological thought. In particular, the defined conditions of formation of sociology and social security knowledge of security problems presented in the works of the classics of sociology. It characterized the first period of the security sociology feature of which is the emergence of international security sociology as an independent scientific discipline. As part of this phase are analyzed ideas B. Brodie, H. Kahn, T. Schelling, A. Wohlstetter, A. Wolfers. Outlines the characteristics of the second stage of institutionalization of security Sociology - expanding concepts of the subjective dimension of security, disclosure of social and cultural aspects of the sense of security / insecurity in the mass consciousness in a break with tradition and turbulent social processes. We analyzed the works of K. Booth, R. Jones, B. Buzan, A. Waiver, S. Bauman, A. Giddens, U. Beck, N. Luhmann, P. Sztompka. The prospects of the development of the security of sociology at the third ( modern ) stage, including by expanding the definition of a domain, a new understanding of human security of life caused by the rapid changes in the international relations.