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Explorations In Classical Sociological Theory
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Author : Kenneth Allan
language : en
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Release Date : 2010
Explorations In Classical Sociological Theory written by Kenneth Allan and has been published by Pine Forge Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Social Science categories.
Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World, Second Edition is an undergraduate sociological theory textbook that introduces the student to the major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Gilman, and Du Bois. The theorists were chosen for the diversity of their perspectives as well as their ability to introduce the student to contemporary theory. Kenneth Allan uses a lively informative writing style to engage the students in the eras of social change that spawned the major sociological theories and then applies them to the current era, which also is experiencing major social change. Features and benefits: · The book includes a glossary of terms. Each of the theorist’s important concepts are highlighted in the text and clear definitions provided in the glossary. This feature is particularly important because theory is made up of terms and concepts and without the use of a glossary, it is very easy for the undergraduate theory student to lose track of the terms and meanings. · While the book is organized primarily around the individual theorist’s perspective, a categorical scheme is also provided so the student can roughly situate the theorists and decide for themselves some of sociology’s big questions. The scheme provided in the book is not the one usually used by textbooks. The more commonly used scheme (conflict, functional, interaction) hides some really important questions that the student needs to consider (for example, is society an object or does it exist only through interpretations?). · The book provides an appendix with complete definitions of most of sociology’s major "perspectives" e.g., critical theory (including feminism, race, and queer theory, postmodernism, and so on), exchange theory, rational choice theory, dramaturgy, ethnomethodology, structuration, network theory, ecological theory, social phenomenology, and so on. · The book introduces the power and poetry of theory by extensive use of original source material from the theorists writings.
The Word And The World
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Author : Michael Mulkay
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-02-09
The Word And The World written by Michael Mulkay and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
First published in 1985, The Word and the World is a significant, empirically-based contribution to the sociological analysis of scientists’ discourse and scientific culture. It also offers a radical departure from established forms of sociological discourse which has far-reaching implications for all areas of sociological study. The central aim of this book is to widen the range of textual forms used in empirical sociological research, and thereby to increase sociologists’ ability to furnish interesting, valid and practically useful conclusions. The unusual textual forms employed for the purposes of sociological analysis are ‘the play’, ‘the investigative inquiry’, ‘the participant-analyst dialogue’, and ‘the parody’. One of the main substantive topics that provides the material for these explorations in form is the ‘scientific debate’. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, rhetoric, linguistics and science.
Explorations In Social Theory
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Author : George Ritzer
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2001-04-10
Explorations In Social Theory written by George Ritzer and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-10 with Social Science categories.
George Ritzer is one of the leading social and cultural commentators of the present day. In this essential new book he considers some of the main tendencies in contemporary social theory. Included here are Ritzer′s latest reflections on the uses and misuses of metatheory. According to Ritzer, sociology is a multiparadigm science. The differences and intensities of rivalries between paradigms are often very confusing for students and even for professional sociologists. This book seeks to find a way out of the confusion by sketching out the lineaments of a new integrated sociological paradigm and demonstrates how this paradigm can be applied. It shows the various ways in which Ritzer has developed rationalization theory to shed light on professional integration, the shape of consumer culture, hyperrationality and the state of sociology today.
Self Social Structure And Beliefs
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Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-09-20
Self Social Structure And Beliefs written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-20 with History categories.
This is an exploration of the creative work done by leading sociologists who were inspired by the scholarship of Neil Smelser.
The Precarious Organisation
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Author : Mady A. Thung
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2016-05-24
The Precarious Organisation written by Mady A. Thung and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with Religion categories.
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
Explorations In Economic Sociology
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Author : Richard Swedberg
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1993-08-19
Explorations In Economic Sociology written by Richard Swedberg and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08-19 with Social Science categories.
Since the mid-1980s, as public discourse has focused increasingly on the troubled economy, many social scientists have argued the need for more analysis of the social relationships that undergird economic life. The original essays in Explorations in Economic Sociology represent the most important work in this renewed field and employ a rich variety of research methods—theoretical, ethnographic, and historical—to illustrate its key concerns. Explorations in Economic Sociology forges innovative social theories of such economic institutions as money, markets, and industry. Although traditional economists have identified markets as driven solely by the forces of supply and demand, social factors frequently intervene. Sales at auction are determined not simply by a seller's personal knowledge of customers. Shareholder attitudes and employee organization influence everything from the way firms borrow money to the way corporate performance is measured. Firms themselves operate in social networks in which trust is a crucial factor in settling the terms for cooperation or competition. Throughout the essays in this volume, the contributors point the way to developing a more healthy economy by fostering productive industrial networks, avoiding disintegration at management levels, and anticipating the consequences of the shift from manufacturing to service industries. Explorations in Economic Sociology is a pioneering work that bridges the gap between social theory and economic analysis and demonstrates the importance of this union in achieving an effective understanding of economic issues. The book should stimulate new interest in economic sociology by bringing together many of its most fundamental voices.
Explorations In General Theory In Social Science
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Author : Jan J. Loubser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Explorations In General Theory In Social Science written by Jan J. Loubser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Sociology categories.
Questioning Gender
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Author : Robyn Ryle
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2011-01-25
Questioning Gender written by Robyn Ryle and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-25 with Social Science categories.
A unique multidimensional view of the relationship between the state, society, and oppression Designed to help students analyze and understand political developments in the world around them, this unique text covers a wide array of political sociology concepts and theoretical perspectives. The book's proposed multidimensional view emphasizes the interplay between power, inequality, multiple oppressions, and the state. Blending elements of today's prevalent power structure theories, this framework provides students with a unique focus on the structure of power and inequality in society today. Features: A critical analysis of commonly ignored theoretical perspectives, including anarchist theory, queer theory, and post-structuralism, provides an interdisciplinary perspective. Unique multidimensional topics include class-based, racialized, and gendered state policies and practices in Chapter 7, and paths of resistance, challenge, and subversion, particularly social movements, in Chapter 6. Chapter-ending critical thinking and discussion questions ask students to apply the chapter's conceptual frameworks and concepts to contemporary issues or current events. Charts and diagrams throughout the book help students process conceptual ideas, data, and a wide range of perspectives.
Theorizing Emotions
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Author : Debra Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: Campus Verlag
Release Date : 2009-09-14
Theorizing Emotions written by Debra Hopkins and has been published by Campus Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-14 with Psychology categories.
Preface: notes on the sociology of emotions in Europe / Jochen Kleres --Introduction: an emotions lens on the world / Arlie Russell Hochschild -- Consciousness, emotions, and science / Jack Barbalet -- Extreme feelings and feelings at extremes / Helmut Kuzmics -- Hearts or wombs? A cultural critique of radical feminist critiques of love / Eva Illouz and Eitan Wilf -- Mediatizing traumas in the risk society: a sociology of emotions approach / Nicolas Demertzis -- The civilizing of emotions: formalization and informalization / Cas Wouters -- What makes us modern(s)? The place of emotions in contemporary society / Patrick Becker -- Shame and conformity: the deference-emotion system / Thomas J. Scheff -- The "neurosociology" of emotion? Progress, problems and prospects / Simon J. Williams -- Refugee solidarity: between national shame and global outrage / James Goodman -- Just being there: buddies and the emotionality of volunteerism / Jochen Kleres -- Mediated parasocial emotions and community: how media may strengthen or weaken social communities / Katrin Doveling.
Explorations In Structural Analysis Rle Social Theory
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Author : Ronald L. Breiger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-21
Explorations In Structural Analysis Rle Social Theory written by Ronald L. Breiger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-21 with Social Science categories.
At a time when most of the innovative techniques in empirical sociology concern themselves with networks of relations among variables (such as indices of occupational prestige, education and income), the central theme of this volume is that there is much substantive insight and analytical leverage to be gained from a conceptualization of social structure directly, as regularities in the patterning of relations among concrete entities. The view adopted here is that variate distributions measure selected consequences of structural pattern (of the actual connections among individuals or organizations) and, as such, they are useful indicators of questions to be asked in analyzing social structures directly, but they are neither descriptions nor analyses of the structure itself.