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Society In Action
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Author : Peter Moss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988-01-01
Society In Action written by Peter Moss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-01 with Social sciences categories.
Society In Action
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Author : Joyce Oramel Hertzler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Society In Action written by Joyce Oramel Hertzler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Sociology categories.
Society In Action
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Author : Joyce Oramel Hertzler
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-12
Society In Action written by Joyce Oramel Hertzler and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from Society in Action: A Study of Basic Social Processes This Book is intended to serve as a foundation text for courses in General Sociology, Principles of Sociology, Modern Human Society, and the like. It may be used in classes where the students have already had a social-science survey course or an introductory one-semester course in sociology, or it may be used as a basic text in departments that introduce their students to sociology after the freshman year. This is not a simple, "pat" book of cut-and-dried principles. One reason is that human society is immensely complex, and to offer a simple presentation is to underestimate or overlook or understate a multiplicity of intricate problems. Another reason is that sociology as a science is still young and is feeling its way as it proceeds with the study of one of the most complicated and confusing of all areas of knowledge. Society in Action is intended to provide an overall analysis of human society as a dynamic entity, not only in terms of its structures, but, especially, in terms of its operational aspects - that is, its functions, processes, and relations - and the factors involved in typical and recurrent social situations. Mere descriptions of the more obvious or the more conventionally treated parts or aspects of human society do not provide the thorough understanding of its nature and operation that is theoretically possible or practically desirable today. Nor can this understanding be obtained from an examination of society as a static thing. A treatment which restricts itself to social change, social institutions, the community, or the ecological, cultural, or social-psychological approaches and overemphasizes certain features at the expense of others is also unlikely to provide such understanding. These approaches have their merits, but they are partial - and in some measure deceptive. This analysis is concerned mainly with modern Western society, although there are some references to other societies for purposes of comparison. The social sciences have, of course, a considerable body of postulates of universal application, but no single study can competently review them or make all the special and scientifically essential qualifications. We do, however, need to know as best we can what our present, fluid, dynamic Western society is like and how it "works." When the student is led to view human society as a vast "going concern," he has, as it were, a blueprint on which he can perceive and relate the substance of his courses in psychology, social psychology, economics, political science, human geography, and history. And, more important, he is able to bring the more specialized courses in sociology - the community, urban and rural sociology, population, human ecology, poverty and dependency, industrial sociology, social disorganization, marriage and the family, primary and secondary groups, social institutions, and social control - into perspective with the whole of societal operation. In this book, attention is focused upon social processes. The dynamic conception of society - scientifically essential - has developed in sociologists a pronounced tendency to formulate social theory within the action frame of reference. It is here contended that such formulation involves an analysis of processes in relation to structures, functions, and factors. This text attempts to study all the common processes in operation in the societal context. It is not confined to the very general processes and does not overemphasize some simply because of the greater availability of descriptive material or because of great current interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Action Society Studies
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language : en
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Toward A General Theory Of Action
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Author : Edward Shils
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1951
Toward A General Theory Of Action written by Edward Shils and has been published by Cambridge : Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Social Science categories.
This new edition introduces the social science audiences of a new century to one of the classic highlights of the mid-twentieth century. This is the most general statement of the general theory of action as it was developed by its principle exponent, Talcott Parsons, and his close collaborators who formed the core of the fabled department of social relations at Harvard University. Toward a General Theory of Action is an extremely ambitious formulation of the ingredients, dimensions, and ranges that determine human behavior. Parsons and Shils enunciate principles that are at the core of contemporary social science preoccupations -- including the precarious balance between social integration and conflict. The volume is at once universal in intent and highly personal, an expression of Parsons' thought, one of the most notable sociological theorists of the century. Finally, the book symbolizes the interdisciplinary impulse that typified a widespread belief in the unity of the sciences.
Structure Of Social Action 2ed V1
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Author : Talcott Parsons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Structure Of Social Action 2ed V1 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 1968 with Psychology categories.
From Simon & Schuster, Talcott Parsons' The Structure of Social Action is a study in social theory with special reference to a group of recent European writers from the 20th century. Volume 1 of The Structure of Social Action is a must-read for those looking to understand Parsons' thinking of sociology and economics.
Society In Action
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Author : Piotr Sztompka
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1991-08-27
Society In Action written by Piotr Sztompka 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 1991-08-27 with History categories.
In Society in Action, Piotr Sztompka sets forth a highly topical contribution to central theoretical debates of contemporary sociology. Taking the idea and practice of collective mobilization as his theme, Sztompka argues that modern institutions, particularly of late, are characterized by an increasing awareness of collective empowerment. The most obvious concrete expression of this phenomenon, as Sztompka makes clear, is the rise of a diversity of active social movements such as those which dramatically transformed Europe in the 1980s, from the birth of Solidarity in 1980 to the 1989 "Autumn of Nations." Sztompka connects the interpretations of such collective activity to a wider grasp of the nature of social action. The result is a comprehensive and original theory of social change which focuses on the self-transforming influence on society of its members' striving for freedom, autonomy, and self-fulfillment. He develops his theory by means of a general concept of "social becoming," the roots of which he traces to the early romantic and humanist work of Karl Marx and his followers and to two influential sociological schools of today, the theory of agency and historical sociology. Sztompka situates his theory midway between the rigid determinism of social totalities and the unbridled voluntarism of free individuals. Social change, he demonstrates, can be understood neither as the outcome of individual actions taken alone nor as structurally determined actions. Instead, he confers upon social organizations and movements a "self-transcending" quality: they express human agency yet, by virtue of their active character, are quite often able to achieve unpredictable outcomes. Throughout his analysis of social movements and revolutions in history, Sztompka emphasizes the dynamics of spontaneous social change generated from below—a theoretical testimony to the rapid and fundamental social change in Eastern Europe in recent history. Against the fashions of postmodernist malaise, boredom, and disenchantment, his theory of social becoming expresses the possibility of emancipation, of change leading to positive gains. His work registers a belief in progress, not inevitably gained, but its attainment fully dependent upon the creativity and optimism of an active citizenry.
Society In Action
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Author : William F. Kenkel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Society In Action written by William F. Kenkel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Social Science categories.
Explains what sociology is and what sociologists do.
Society Action And Space
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Author : Benno Werlen
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1993
Society Action And Space written by Benno Werlen and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Science categories.
The first English translation of a book which questions the relevance of space for the social world and in so doing offers exciting new directions for both geography and sociology.
The Society In Action
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992*
The Society In Action written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992* with Accounting categories.