POSTMODERNISM AND SOCIOLOGY: DANGERS OR OPPORTUNITIES?

Irina Chudova

In this article points of criticism of postmodernism from a position of understanding opportunities and potential of postmodernism in sociology are considered. With a focus on selected points of criticism the bases for recognition of importance of postmodernism in sociology as a theoretical platform for the research of actual social problems and processes are shown. The lines of argument aim at maintaining following ideas: postmodern theories consider actual social problems and give their own critical diagnosis of a condition of society, have ideological connection with previous theories in sociology, offer their own reference points of the socio-political project.