Constructing Social Theory
DOWNLOAD
Download Constructing Social Theory PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Constructing Social Theory book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Constructing Social Theories
DOWNLOAD
Author : Arthur L. Stinchcombe
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1987-07-15
Constructing Social Theories written by Arthur L. Stinchcombe and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-07-15 with History categories.
Constructing Social Theories presents to the reader a range of strategies for constructing theories, and in a clear, rigorous, and imaginative manner, illustrates how they can be applied. Arthur L. Stinchcombe argues that theories should not be invented in the abstract—or applied a priori to a problem—but should be dictated by the nature of the data to be explained. This work was awarded the Sorokin prize by the American Sociological Association as the book that made an outstanding contribution to the progress of sociology in 1970.
Marx S Construction Of Social Theory Rle Marxism
DOWNLOAD
Author : J.M. Barbalet
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-17
Marx S Construction Of Social Theory Rle Marxism written by J.M. Barbalet and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-17 with Political Science categories.
This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx’s philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing the different meanings of many of Marx’s concepts as their role in his theory changes and the theory itself develops. Beginning with an examination of Marx’s search for a sound epistemological basis on which to build a social theory, Dr Barbalet then gives an analysis of the way in which Marx continually modifies the concepts he uses, and continues with an examination of the different functions they are given in different theoretical settings. Various nuances of Marx’s thought, often obscured by the simplistic ‘early-late’ dichotomy, are revealed by Dr Barbalet’s close attention to the progressive transformation of Marx’s concepts and by his scrupulous analysis of them in not only their textual but also their theoretical context. Finally, the book examines the manner in which Marx’s construction of social theory, by its very nature, means that some material is replaced by other theoretical fabric as the theoretical structure itself is in different ways dismantled and reorganised, as Marx’s thought evolves and develops.
Constructing Social Theory
DOWNLOAD
Author : David C. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2008-08-28
Constructing Social Theory written by David C. Bell and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-28 with Social Science categories.
Constructing Social Theory discusses the nature of social theory and theoretical orientations. Organized by forty-three theoretical orientations in seven domains-exchange, power, adaptation/reinforcement, social bond, altruism, functionalism, and identity-the text includes a tutorial on how to identify an appropriate theoretical orientation and create a theory given a particular research question. Bell separates the theoretical orientation of causal logic from theory itself, illuminating the mechanisms of scientific revolutions where new theoretical orientations are created, and the procedures of normal science, in which theories are developed using the logic of existing theoretical orientations.
Social Theory And Language
DOWNLOAD
Author : Glyn Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-06-07
Social Theory And Language written by Glyn Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.// The book posits that theory conditions how objects are constructed and in turn the meanings allocated to them and explores the implications for the relationship between language and the social. The volume traces this relationship from its foundations in the work of Enlightenment philosophers, in which sociology and linguistics emerged as coherent disciplines. Taking this work as a point of departure, the book examines the unfolding of the interplay between language and the social across developments in sociological theory in subsequent eras, encompassing such strands as Marxism, functionalism, interactionism, anti-foundationalism, poststructuralism, critical theory, and critical realism. A final chapter turns its eye toward contemporary sociolinguistics and its treatment of different sociological perspectives and future directions for its continued development. // Reflecting on trajectories in sociological theory toward informing our understanding of the relationship between language and the social today, this book will be key reading for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, and those working in sociology and geography with an interest in language issues.
The Social Construction Of Reality
DOWNLOAD
Author : Peter L. Berger
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2011-04-26
The Social Construction Of Reality written by Peter L. Berger and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-26 with Social Science categories.
A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, American Sociological Review). In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go beyond intellectual history and focus on commonsense, everyday knowledge—the proverbs, morals, values, and beliefs shared among ordinary people. When first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced the term social construction,effectively creating a new thought and transforming Western philosophy.
Constructing A Sociology Of The Arts
DOWNLOAD
Author : Vera L. Zolberg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-02-23
Constructing A Sociology Of The Arts written by Vera L. Zolberg 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 1990-02-23 with Art categories.
At a time when a pile of bricks is displayed in a museum, when music is composed for performance underwater, and the boundaries between popular and fine art are fluid, conventional understandings of art are strained in describing what art is, what it includes or excludes, whether and how it should be evaluated, and what importance should be assigned the arts in society. In this book, Vera Zolberg examines diverse theoretical approaches to the study of the arts. Ranging over humanistic and social scientific views representing a variety of scholarly traditions, American and European, she then develops a sociological approach that evaluates the institutional, economic, and political influences on the creation of art, while also affirming the importance of the question of artistic quality. The author examines the arts in the social contexts in which they are created and appreciated, focusing on the ways in which people become artists, the institutions in which their careers develop, the supports and pressures they face, the publics they need to please, and the political forces with which they must contend. Particular subjects covered include the process by which works are created and "re-created" at different times, with changed meanings, and for new social uses; the role of the audience in the realization of artistic experiences; the social consequences of taste preferences; the reasons for change in artistic styles and for the coexistence of many art forms and styles.
Constructing Social Research Objects
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-05-03
Constructing Social Research Objects written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-03 with Social Science categories.
The third volume on theoretical driven methodology in the social sciences, again edited by Håkon Leiulfsrud and Peter Sohlberg, explains how to identify sociological research objects, and the art of living theory. Theoretical concepts such as social structure, the Global South, social bonds, organisations and management are explore and developed by a broad range of authors. The methodological chapters, including critical notes on sociology and uses of statistics, the value of thought experiments in sociology, researching subjects in time and space, and an academic 'star war' between Pierre Bourdieu and Dorothy E. Smith are indispensible for researchers and students interested in theoretical construction work in the social sciences. Contributors are: Göran Ahrne, Michela Betta, Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen, Michael Burawoy, Raju Das, David Fasenfest, Raimund Hasse, Johs Hjellbrekke, Håkon Leiulfsrud, Emil A. Røyrvik, John Scott, Peter Sohlberg, Karin Widerberg and Richard Swedberg.
Sociological Theory Construction
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jack P. Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Hinsdale, Ill : Dryden Press
Release Date : 1972
Sociological Theory Construction written by Jack P. Gibbs and has been published by Hinsdale, Ill : Dryden Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Science categories.
Constructing Childhood
DOWNLOAD
Author : Allison James
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-14
Constructing Childhood written by Allison James and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Social Science categories.
This text provides a critical analysis of the social construction of childhood and children's agency. Through an interdisciplinary synthesis combining social theory, social policy and the empirical findings of social science research, it bridges the current gap between theory and practice, offering an incisive theoretical account of childhood that is grounded in substantive areas of children's lives such as health, education, crime and the family. This furthers understanding of the impact of policy on children's everyday lives and social experiences.
How To Build Social Science Theories
DOWNLOAD
Author : Pamela J. Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 2004
How To Build Social Science Theories written by Pamela J. Shoemaker and has been published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
'How to Build Social Science Theories' is an authoritative guide from a theory's genesis, to its dissemination, and through its evaluation.