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DOMINGUES, José Maurício. Projections of sociological theory in Latin America: description, analysis and diagnosis of modernity. Polis [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.41, pp.97-110. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682015000200007.

This article briefly reviews some of the more recent debates on Latin America, which, that if they do not alwaysrefer to sociology or social sciences, they are part of a problematic whose examination can help us in outlining some challenges that the present situationpresents to these disciplines. For that, we first discuss the theories of ‘coloniality of power’ and ‘de-colonialist’ theories; then, somemore specific theories andthemes are identified, aiming t point out theoretical deficitson the contemporary scenery. On this frame, possible trends for theoretical developments for sociology are brought out, with emphasis on global modernity and trend-concepts, for a long time absent from Latin American sociology.

Palabras clave : coloniality of power; concepts-trend; extroversion.

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