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Dynamic Functionalism
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Author : Michael A. Faia
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-09-26
Dynamic Functionalism written by Michael A. Faia 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 1986-09-26 with Social Science categories.
Over the last several decades, functional theory in the social sciences has fallen into disfavour. Alleged to be a static form of theory incapable of explaining social change, methodologically impotent and ideologically tainted, functionalism stands accused of being socially and politically reactionary. In this book, Michael Faia challenges the view that functionalism should be rejected. He claims that because functional theories are causal, multivariate, time-ordered, and characterized by reciprocal causation, they are in fact inherently dynamic, demand the highest methodological rigour, and also force sociology to transcend its infamous 'paradigm disputes' by recognizing that the social sciences have already achieved an 'integrated methodological paradigm'. The central arguments of the book are illustrated by a wide variety of examples drawn from several academic disciplines. These range from the incest taboo to witchcraft, from tenure in the US Congress to duration of marriage. The reader thus gains a strong appreciation of the wide applicability of the functionalist mode of explanation.
Dynamic Functionalism
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Author : Michael A. Faia
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-11-02
Dynamic Functionalism written by Michael A. Faia 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 2006-11-02 with Social Science categories.
Over the last several decades, functional theory in the social sciences has fallen into disfavour. Alleged to be a static form of theory incapable of explaining social change, methodologically impotent and ideologically tainted, functionalism stands accused of being socially and politically reactionary. In this book, Michael Faia challenges the view that functionalism should be rejected. He claims that because functional theories are causal, multivariate, time-ordered, and characterized by reciprocal causation, they are in fact inherently dynamic, demand the highest methodological rigour, and also force sociology to transcend its infamous 'paradigm disputes' by recognizing that the social sciences have already achieved an 'integrated methodological paradigm'. The central arguments of the book are illustrated by a wide variety of examples drawn from several academic disciplines. These range from the incest taboo to witchcraft, from tenure in the US Congress to duration of marriage. The reader thus gains a strong appreciation of the wide applicability of the functionalist mode of explanation.
Dynamic Functionalism
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Author : Allan F. Holmberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Dynamic Functionalism written by Allan F. Holmberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Causation And Functionalism In Sociology
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Author : Wsevolod W. Isajiw
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1998
Causation And Functionalism In Sociology written by Wsevolod W. Isajiw and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Philosophy categories.
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Functionalism Exchange And Theoretical Strategy Rle Social Theory
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Author : Michael Mulkay
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-13
Functionalism Exchange And Theoretical Strategy Rle Social Theory written by Michael Mulkay and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-13 with Social Science categories.
M.J. Mulkay traces the development of certain recent versions of functionalism and exchange theory in sociology, with special attention to 'theoretical strategy'. He uses this term to refer to the policies which theorists adopt to ensure that their work contributes to their long range theoretical objectives. Such strategies are important, he believes, because they place limits on the theories with which they are associated. He shows how each of the theorists he studies devised a new strategy to replace the unsuccessful policies of a prior theory in a process of 'strategical dialectic'. This often has unforeseen consequences for the direction of theoretical growth, and the author interprets changes in theoretical perspective largely as products of these strategical innovations.
The Concept Of Social Change Routledge Revivals
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Author : Anthony D. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-14
The Concept Of Social Change Routledge Revivals written by Anthony D. Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-14 with Social Science categories.
Anthony Smith's important work on the concept of social change, first published in 1973, puts forward the paradigm of historical change as an alternative to the functionalist theory of evolutionary change. He shows that, in attempting to provide a theory of social change, functionalism reveals itself as a species of 'frozen' evolutionism. Functionalism, he argues, is unable to cope with the mechanisms of historical transitions or account for novelty and emergence; it confuses classification of variations with explanation of processes; and its endogenous view of change prevents it from coming to grips with the real events and transformations of the historical record. In his assessment of functionalism, Dr Smith traces its explanatory failures in its accounts of the developments of civilisation, modernisation and revolution. He concludes that the study of 'evolution' is largely irrelevant to the investigation of social change. He proposes instead an exogenous paradigm of social change, which places the study of contingent historical events at its centre.
Causation And Functionalism In Sociology
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Author : Wsevolod W. Isajiw
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-15
Causation And Functionalism In Sociology written by Wsevolod W. Isajiw and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Social Science categories.
This is Volume I of twenty-two in the Social Theory and Methodology series. First published in 1968 this text looks at an analysis of functionalism by means of the notion of causality. It is a study of functionalism, yet also an explication of the notion of causality through its application to a sociological theory.
Functional Approaches To Language
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Author : Shannon Bischoff
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-10-29
Functional Approaches To Language written by Shannon Bischoff and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Functionalism, as characterized by Allen, (2007:254) "holds that linguistic structures can only be understood and explained with reference to the semantic and communicative functions of language, whose primary function is to be a vehicle for social interaction among human beings." Since the 1970s, inspired by the work of Jespersen, Bolinger, Dik, Halliday, and Chafe, functionalism has been attached to a variety of movements and models making major contributions to linguistic theory and to various subfields within linguistics, such as syntax, discourse, language acquisition, cognitive linguistics, typology, and documentary linguistics. Further, functional approaches have had a major impact outside linguistics in fields such as psychology and education, both in terms of theory and application. The main goal of functionalist approaches is to clarify the dynamic relationship between form and function (Thompson 2003:53). Functionalist perspectives have gained more ground over the past decades with more linguists resorting to functional explanations to account for linguistic structure. The authors in this volume present the current state of functional approaches to linguistic inquiry expanding our knowledge of language and linguistics.
Functionalism And Social Change
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Author : Chester Allen Winton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Functionalism And Social Change written by Chester Allen Winton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
Functionalism Vs Dynamical Systems Theory
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Author : J. Jordyne Wu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Functionalism Vs Dynamical Systems Theory written by J. Jordyne Wu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.