Sociological Theory in Transition (RLE Social Theory) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sociological Theory in Transition (RLE Social Theory) write by Mark L. Wardell. This book was released on 2014-08-07. Sociological Theory in Transition (RLE Social Theory) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Current sociological theories appear to have lost their general persuasiveness in part because, unlike the theories of the ‘classical era’, they fail to maintain an integrated stance toward society, and the practical role that sociology plays in society. The authors explore various facets of this failure and possibilities for reconstructing sociological theories as integrated wholes capable of conveying a moral and political immediacy. They discuss the evolution of several concepts (for example, the social, structure, and self) and address the significant disputes (for example, structuralism versus humanism, and individual versus society) that have dominated twentieth-century sociological thought. Their ideas and analyses are directed towards an audience of students and theorists who are coming to terms with the project of sociological theory, and its relationship with moral discourses and political practice. The authors of these essays are sociological theorists from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. They are all established, but not ‘establishment’ authors. The book contains no orthodoxies, and no answers. However, the essays do contribute to identifying the range of issues that will constitute the agenda for the next generation of sociological theorists.
Sociological Theory in Transition
Sociological Theory in Transition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sociological Theory in Transition write by Mark L. Wardell. This book was released on 1986. Sociological Theory in Transition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ideas and Intervention (RLE Social Theory)
Ideas and Intervention (RLE Social Theory) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ideas and Intervention (RLE Social Theory) write by Joe Bailey. This book was released on 2014-08-13. Ideas and Intervention (RLE Social Theory) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Theorizing in sociology has increasingly become a self-generating and self-fulfilling activity, as sociologists absorb theory as an isolated and formalist part of their discipline. Joe Bailey believes that sociological theory should be a contribution to practical social intervention. His book presents a practical view of social theorizing as an activity at which sociologists are skilled and which they could teach to the interventionist professions. The relation between theory and practice is defined as one in which theory guides practice and makes explicit necessary choices. A description of disciplines and professions is provided as a basis for examining social intervention in three areas – law, social work and urban planning. The author considers some exemplary contributions which sociological theorizing could and should provide, and concludes by proposing a pluralist view of theory as the best strategy for a sociology relevant to practice.
Sociological Theory in Use
Sociological Theory in Use - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sociological Theory in Use write by Kenneth Menzies. This book was released on 2015-12-21. Sociological Theory in Use available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Central to most sociologists' self-image is the claim that their theories are based on research. However, using a random sample of 680 articles appearing in major American, British and Canadian journals, Dr Menzies shows that in some areas of sociology the wide gap between theory and research means that much of sociological theory is virtually untested. He explains how theory is embodied in eight particular types of research, critically examines these research theories, and contrasts them with the positions of modern theorists. The sample of journal articles also permits a comparison of British, American and Canadian sociology. By contrasting on how researchers us theories, Dr Menzies is able to reassess several theories. For instance, symbolic interactionist research uses embedded causal claims and stands in a dialectical relationship to other sociological research, while the research version of conflict theory depends on external causes to explain social change. The implications of using statistical techniques like factor analysis and regression are also considered in relation to the form of explanation.
Agency and Structure (RLE Social Theory)
Agency and Structure (RLE Social Theory) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agency and Structure (RLE Social Theory) write by Piotr Sztompka. This book was released on 2014-08-21. Agency and Structure (RLE Social Theory) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
