Theorising in Philippine Sociology, 1955-2017

• Published in: Asian Journal of Social Science Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 722 - 746
• Main Authors: Erasga, Dennis S, Duaqui, Yellowbelle D.M, Llangco, Mark Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden | Boston Brill 01-12-2019; Brill Academic Publishers, Inc
• Subjects: Predictions; Sociological theory; Sociology; Southeast Asian cultural groups
• ISSN: 1568-4849; 1568-5314; 2212-3857
• DOI: 10.1163/15685314-04706005

Abstract
The article's principal objective is to assess the state of theorising in Philippine sociology via the pages the Philippine Sociological Review (PSR). It reviews a portfolio of theoretical articles published by PSR over the span of seven decades (1955-2017). With PSR as the "interpretive canon," the review uncovers suggestive actualities regarding the nature and extent of sociological theorising in the country. The theorising praxis of Filipino sociologists is characterised by a duality of "undercurrents" indicative of actual and potential actions that are habitual in nature (inclinations) yet porous enough to accommodate adjustments (possibilities) epitomised by episodic calls to theorise. Their nexus, albeit imbued with tension and ambivalence, is construed as predictive of promising futures (trajectories) for the discipline in the country. The article concludes that the climate of sociological theorising in the Philippines is essentially synchronous in the global trend along such area of concern.