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Author | : Ronald L. Breiger |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317657586 |
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At a time when most of the innovative techniques in empirical sociology concern themselves with networks of relations among variables (such as indices of occupational prestige, education and income), the central theme of this volume is that there is much substantive insight and analytical leverage to be gained from a conceptualization of social structure directly, as regularities in the patterning of relations among concrete entities. The view adopted here is that variate distributions measure selected consequences of structural pattern (of the actual connections among individuals or organizations) and, as such, they are useful indicators of questions to be asked in analyzing social structures directly, but they are neither descriptions nor analyses of the structure itself.
Author | : Ronald Breiger |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317657578 |
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At a time when most of the innovative techniques in empirical sociology concern themselves with networks of relations among variables (such as indices of occupational prestige, education and income), the central theme of this volume is that there is much substantive insight and analytical leverage to be gained from a conceptualization of social structure directly, as regularities in the patterning of relations among concrete entities. The view adopted here is that variate distributions measure selected consequences of structural pattern (of the actual connections among individuals or organizations) and, as such, they are useful indicators of questions to be asked in analyzing social structures directly, but they are neither descriptions nor analyses of the structure itself.
Author | : Derek Layder |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317650662 |
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A central problem in contemporary social theory is that of providing an account of social interaction that does justice both to the self-monitoring capacities of the individuals involved and to the society that ‘frames’ the interaction. This book attempts to resolve this problem, arguing for an objectivist or ‘structuralist’ account which does not undervalue the importance of the indexical and negotiated aspects of interaction, and which takes seriously the Marxist-rationalist critique of empiricism and humanism and the associated idea that society should be treated as a supra-individual, preconstituted and constraining object of scientific analysis. First, Dr Layder pinpoints certain of the strengths and weaknesses of various schools of thought: social psychology (scrutinized in both its sociological and psychological forms), sociology, the Marxist-rationalist approach. Whilst rejecting the mechanistic or naively deterministic theories which are often associated with an objectivist stance, he argues that the productive activities of situated actors must be understood as existing in an articulated relationship with, and within, sets of preconstituted contextual constraints. This thesis is illustrated conceptually by the development of a framework which distinguishes two types and levels of social structure, with different modes of production and reproduction, and empirically by an analysis of aspects of interaction in the occupation of acting.
Author | : Piotr Sztompka |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317652592 |
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A striking feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory, inherently split character; on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other, constraint and dependence on social structure. This volume addresses this central problem of the linkage between human action and social structure in sociological and social science theory. Contributions cover several different approaches to the agency-structure problematic, and represent the work of a number of leading international sociologists. Their efforts point to a reorientation of social theory, both on philosophical and methodological levels.
Author | : Hocine Cherifi |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 523 |
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Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3031534999 |
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Author | : John Rex |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317652525 |
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These essays, commissioned by John Rex, reflect the state of sociology in Britain today. Leading representatives of the diverse ‘schools’ provide lucid accounts of their own particular approaches to this complex discipline and in doing so demonstrate the techniques described. Topics covered include the empirical study of stratification, social evolution, survey techniques, mathematical sociology, systems theory, phenomenological approaches, Weberian sociology, structuralism, contemporary Marxism, and the development of theory after Talcott Parsons.
Author | : Jessica Kuper |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2014-09-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317651650 |
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This volume provides a fascinating perspective on the social sciences through its examination of the leading proponents, their ideas and careers. It includes useful suggestions for further reading. All the great names in the history of the subject are here – Freud, Marx, Weber, Adam Smith and so on – along with many less prominent but nevertheless important thinkers.
Author | : Hans P.M. Adriaansens |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317650581 |
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This systematic analysis of the nature and development of Talcott Parson’s theory of action offers first an introduction to the conceptual paradigm upon which this theory is based – an introduction, that is, which will make Parson’s writing more easily accessible. Second, the book gives an explanation of the development which the action theory has undergone during the half-century of Parson’s career. Using a scheme of four theory-levels, the author indicates the crucial premises that can be distilled from Parson’s early works. He argues that Parsons, from the very start of his career, was trying to translate abstract premises into a systematically constructed conceptual scheme. The first conceptual translation, however, turned out to be vague and inconsistent in many respects, and this study offers a very specific explanation of the inadequacy of this first (structural-functional) version of the theory of action. Dr Adriaansens argues that it was not until Parsons had found his way out of this ‘conceptual dilemma’ that the premises of the action theory could be adequately translated into a conceptual paradigm.
Author | : Jeffrey C. Alexander |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2004-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520241371 |
Download Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is an exploration of the creative work done by leading sociologists who were inspired by the scholarship of Neil Smelser.
Author | : Miriam Glucksmann |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2014-08-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317650697 |
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The primary concern of this book is to investigate whether or not structuralism constitutes a distinctive framework in the social sciences. The author focuses on two major structuralist thinkers, Louis Althusser and Claude Lévi-Strauss. She analyses and compares the structure of their theory, and places them within the context of their respective disciplines. Dr Glucksmann began working on this book at a time when structuralism was at the height of its popularity in France, and was thought to be a homogenous alternative to bourgeois sociology. The progress of her study implicitly reflects the developments and divergences within structuralist thought that have emerged since then. In particular, she examines the differences between the political and philosophical thought of Althusser and Lévi-Strauss, which have become increasingly manifest.