Social Evolution And Sociological Categories Routledge Revivals
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Social Evolution And Sociological Categories Routledge Revivals
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Author : Paul Q. Hirst
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-21
Social Evolution And Sociological Categories Routledge Revivals written by Paul Q. Hirst and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-21 with Social Science categories.
First published in 1976, this book is concerned with the nature of classification in the social sciences. Its thesis is that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations. Classification is not a theoretically neutral typification or ordering of social forms. This is because objects classified – societies, social institutions – are not given to knowledge independently of the categories which construct them and because the categories of classification are themselves the products of theories.
Social Evolution And Sociological Categories
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Author : Paul Q. Hirst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Social Evolution And Sociological Categories written by Paul Q. Hirst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Social evolution categories.
Social Evolution And Sociological Categories Routledge Revivals
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Author : Paul Q. Hirst
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-21
Social Evolution And Sociological Categories Routledge Revivals written by Paul Q. Hirst and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-21 with Social Science categories.
First published in 1976, this book is concerned with the nature of classification in the social sciences. Its thesis is that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations. Classification is not a theoretically neutral typification or ordering of social forms. This is because objects classified – societies, social institutions – are not given to knowledge independently of the categories which construct them and because the categories of classification are themselves the products of theories.
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.
Social Development Routledge Revivals
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Author : L. T. Hobhouse
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-09-10
Social Development Routledge Revivals written by L. T. Hobhouse and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-10 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1924, Professor Hobhouse's theories and commentaries upon social development are an important milestone in the history of sociological thought. Of particular interest to the modern sociologist is his delineation of the struggle of the human mind towards rationality in thought and action and his insistence on the principle that in all social investigations it is necessary to distinguish between questions of fact and questions of value.
Concept Formation In Social Science Routledge Revivals
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Author : William Outhwaite
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-10-22
Concept Formation In Social Science Routledge Revivals written by William Outhwaite and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-22 with Social Science categories.
First published in 1983, this book examines the problems of concept formation in the social sciences, and in particular sociology, from the standpoint of a realistic philosophy of science. Beginning with a discussion of positivistic, hermeneutic, rationalist and realistic philosophies of science, Dr Outhwaite argues that realism is best able to furnish rational criteria for the choice and specification of social scientific concepts. A realistic philosophy of science therefore acts as his reference point for the dialectical presentation of alternative accounts.
Industrial Society Routledge Revivals
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Author : Richard Scase
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-03
Industrial Society Routledge Revivals written by Richard Scase and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-03 with Social Science categories.
Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the development of social structures. This book, first published in 1977 and based on a selection of eleven papers given at a conference of the British Sociological Association, focuses upon aspects of continuity and change in modern society, comparing and contrasting dimensions of class, cleavage and control in capitalist and socialist societies. This book is key reading for students of both sociology and business studies.
Theories Of Modern Capitalism Routledge Revivals
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Author : Tom Bottomore
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-22
Theories Of Modern Capitalism Routledge Revivals written by Tom Bottomore and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-22 with Business & Economics categories.
First published in 1985, Theories of Modern Capitalism provides a succinct study of Marxist and non-Marxist theories of Capitalism, its recent development, and the prospects of a transition to socialism. The study begins with a critical examination and comparison of four major theories of capitalism, in the works of Marx, Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek. This is followed by an analysis of the most recent phase of capitalism which has been conceptualised by Marxists thinkers in various ways as 'organised capitalism'', 'state monopoly', or 'late capitalism'. Finally, Bottomore considers the question of a 'transition to socialism' in the diverse interpretations which have been offered by Marxists on one side, and by Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek on the other. Theories of Modern Capitalism will be valuable in a wide range of courses in social and political theory, and will also have an appeal to a broader readership concerned with issues of social and economic policy.
Intellectuals And Politics Routledge Revivals
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Author : Robert Brym
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-07-02
Intellectuals And Politics Routledge Revivals written by Robert Brym and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-02 with Social Science categories.
This essay, first published in 1980, analyses the relationship between intellectuals’ social locations and their political orientations. Dr Brym provides a critical discussion of the various sociological views of intellectuals and specifies some of the social conditions which encourage intellectuals to follow various directions on the political compass. He also demonstrates that intellectuals are neither socially rootless nor tied to one particular class or group within society, concluding that it is only by an analysis of intellectuals’ mobility patterns that we can hope to arrive at an adequate understanding of their politics. Clearly written, and assuming only a basic grounding in sociological theory, this book will thus be of special interest to students of political sociology, social movements, the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of culture and the sociology of intellectuals.
Routledge Revivals Ideology And Cultural Production 1979
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Author : Michele Barrett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-06-13
Routledge Revivals Ideology And Cultural Production 1979 written by Michele Barrett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-13 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1979, Ideology and Cultural Production examines the contribution to the debate surrounding ‘culture’, ‘ideology’, and ‘representation’, in this collection of essays. Originally presented as papers at the 1978 British Sociological Conference on the theme of culture, the collection is tied together under the argument for a definition, which emphasizes the material and ideological conditions of cultural production. The volume discusses key issues, such as the break with ‘super-structural theory’, the question of economism, and the argument between culturalism and structuralism, as well as the central debates of determinism and autonomy.