A Theory Of Social Action

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Social Action

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Author : Seumas Miller
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-11-26

Social Action written by Seumas Miller and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Social action is central to social thought. This centrality reflects the overwhelming causal significance of action for social life, the centrality of action to any account of social phenomena, and the fact that conventions and normativity are features of human activity. This book provides philosophical analyses of fundamental categories of human social action, including cooperative action, conventional action, social norm governed action, and the actions of the occupants of organizational roles. A distinctive feature of the book is that it applies these theories of social action categories to some important moral issues that arise in social contexts such as the collective responsibility for environmental pollution, humanitarian intervention, and dealing with the rights of minority groups. Avoiding both the excessively atomistic individualism of rational choice theorists and implausible collectivist assumptions, this important book will be widely read by philosophers of the social sciences, political scientists and sociologists.

The Explanation Of Social Action

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Author : John Levi Martin
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2011-08-11

The Explanation Of Social Action written by John Levi Martin and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-11 with Philosophy categories.

Why questions? What explanations? -- Causality and persons -- Authority and experience -- The grid of perception -- Action in and on a world -- A social aesthetics -- Valence and habit -- Fields and games -- Explanations explained.

Social Action In Group Work

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Author : Abe Vinik
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1991

Social Action In Group Work written by Abe Vinik and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Medical categories.

One of the most effective ways of dealing with social problems is getting rid of the cause of the problem, not just finding a remedy for the result. Social Action in Group Work provides a useful overview of the history, philosophy, theory, and practice of social group work and action in the promotion of societal change. It shows practitioners how to use their skills effectively to achieve social change. This helpful book incorporates ideas developed in social movements, identifies their contributions to social group work practice, and illustrates effective practice in case experience with specific examples. It provides a much-needed understanding of the need for and process of social action, along with new ideas for theory building, teaching, and practice in group work. Numerous case examples from a variety of different settings become models that will be extremely useful for social work students, educators, professionals, and those who work directly with groups. This invigorating book is divided into three sections, each with a unique focus, and tied together by overlapping concepts, theories, and models. The first section, Ideas of Social Action, examines the history of social action in group work and proposes an integrated global framework for social work organization, education and practice. Advocacy and Empowerment, the middle section, is replete with case examples. The third section, Principles and Practice, explores the application of social group work in a variety of situations, including inter-ethnic conflict and a group of homeless men and women. Together, the sections make a strong stand for a more sensitive, empowerment oriented practice and for more advocacy by the worker and group. Everyone involved or interested in the process of social change through social action with groups will find Social Action in Group Work a wealth of practical information.

A Theory Of Social Action

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Author : R. Tuomela
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1984-09-30

A Theory Of Social Action written by R. Tuomela and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-09-30 with Gardening categories.

It is somewhat surprising to find out how little serious theorizing there is in philosophy (and in social psychology as well as sociology) on the nature of social actions or joint act. hons in the sense of actions performed together by several agents. Actions performed by single agents have been extensively discussed both in philosophy and in psycho~ogy. There is, ac cordingly, a booming field called action theory in philosophy but it has so far strongly concentrated on actions performed by single agents only. We of course should not forget game theory, a discipline that systematically studies the strategic interac tion between several rational agents. Yet this important theory, besides being restricted to strongly rational acting, fails to study properly several central problems related to the concep tual nature of social action. Thus, it does not adequately clarify and classify the various types of joint action (except perhaps from the point of view of the agents' utilities). This book presents a systematic theory of social action. Because of its reliance on so-called purposive causation and generation it is called the purposive-causal theory. This work also discusses several problems related to the topic of social action, for instance that of how to create from this perspective the most central concepts needed by social psychology and soci ology. While quite a lot of ground is covered in the book, many important questions have been left unanswered and many others unasked as well.

A Theory Of Social Action

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Author : R. Tuomela
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984-09-30

A Theory Of Social Action written by R. Tuomela and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-09-30 with categories.

The Myth Of Social Action

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Author : Colin Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-07-09

The Myth Of Social Action written by Colin Campbell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-07-09 with Social Science categories.

The Myth of Social Action, first published in 1996, is a powerful critique of the sociology of the time and a call to reject the prevailing orthodoxy. Arguing that sociological theory had lost its way, Colin Campbell mounts a case for a new 'dynamic interpretivism' a perspective on human conduct which is more inkeeping with the spirit of traditional Weberian action theory. Discussing and dismissing one by one the main arguments of those who reject individualistic action theory, he demonstrates that this has been wrongly rejected in favour of the interactional, social situationalist approach now dominating sociological thought.

Cognitive And Social Action

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Author : Rosaria Conte
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1995

Cognitive And Social Action written by Rosaria Conte and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Psychology categories.

This monograph addresses the worlds of social science theory and artificial intelligence AI. The book examines the interaction of individual cognitive factors and social influence on human action and discusses the implications for developments in artificial intelligence.; This book is intended for graduate and research level artificial intelligence and social science theory including sociology, economics, psychology.

Society In Action

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Author : Piotr Sztompka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

Society In Action written by Piotr Sztompka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Social Science categories.

Society in Action is the first theoretical statement which seeks to draw general lessons for social theory from the dramatic events which transformed European history in the later 1980s. Sztompka presents a comprehensive and original theory of social change focusing on the self-transforming potential of societies evoked by the universal desires for freedom, autonomy and self-fulfilment. Building upon these theoretical traditions of writers such as Marx and Gramsci, the author attempts to go beyond them, synthesising their basic ideas in a more powerful general scheme.

The Structure Of Social Action

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Author : TALCOTT PARSONS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949

The Structure Of Social Action written by TALCOTT PARSONS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with categories.

The Unintended Consequences Of Social Action

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Author : Raymond Boudon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982

The Unintended Consequences Of Social Action written by Raymond Boudon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Political Science categories.