Toward A Sociological Theory Of Information
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Toward A Sociological Theory Of Information
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Author : Harold Garfinkel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Toward A Sociological Theory Of Information written by Harold Garfinkel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Social Science categories.
In 1952 at Princeton University, Harold Garfinkel developed a sociological theory of information. Other prominent theories then being worked out at Princeton, including game theory, neglected the social elements of "information," modeling a rational individual whose success depends on completeness of both reason and information. In real life these conditions are not possible and these approaches therefore have always had limited and problematic practical application. Garfinkel's sociological theory treats information as a thoroughly organized social phenomenon in a way that addresses these shortcomings comprehensively. Although famous as a sociologist of everyday life, Garfinkel focuses in this new book-never before published-on the concerns of large-scale organization and decisionmaking. In the fifty years since Garfinkel wrote this treatise, there has been no systematic treatment of the problems and issues he raises. Nor has anyone proposed a theory of information like the one he proposed. Many of the same problems that troubled theorists of information and predictable order in 1952 are still problematic today.
Sociology And The New Systems Theory
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Author : Kenneth D. Bailey
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1994-01-11
Sociology And The New Systems Theory written by Kenneth D. Bailey and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-11 with Social Science categories.
This book provides current information about the many recent contributions of social systems theory. While some sociologists feel that the systems age ended with functionalism, in reality a number of recent developments have occurred within the field. The author makes these developments accessible to sociologists and other non-systems scholars, and begins a synthesis of the burgeoning systems field and mainstream sociological theory. The analysis shows not only that important points of rapprochement exist between systems theory and sociological theory, but also that systems theory has in some cases anticipated developments needed in mainstream theory.
American Society
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Author : Talcott Parsons
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-17
American Society written by Talcott Parsons and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Education categories.
Never before published, American Society is the product of Talcott Parsons' last major theoretical project. Completed just a few weeks before his death, this is Parsons' promised 'general book on American society'. It offers a systematic presentation and revision of Parson's landmark theoretical positions on modernity and the possibility of objective sociological knowledge. Even after the passage of many years, American Society imparts a remarkably provocative interpretation of US society and a creative approach to social theory.
Toward A Structural Theory Of Action
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Author : Peter H. Rossi
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Toward A Structural Theory Of Action written by Peter H. Rossi and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Social Science categories.
Toward a Structural Theory of Action: Network Models of Social Structure, Perception, and Action centers on the concept of social structure, perceptions, and actions, as well as the strategies through which these concepts guide empirical research. This book also proposes a model of status/role-sets as patterns of relationships defining positions in the social topology. This text consists of nine chapters separated into three parts. Chapter 1 introduces the goals and organization of the book. Chapters 2-4 provide analytical synopsis of available network models of social differentiation, and then use these models in describing actual stratification. Chapter 5 presents a model in which actor interests are captured. Subsequent chapter assesses the empirical adequacy of the two predictions described in this book. Then, other chapters provide a network model of constraint and its empirical adequacy. This book will be valuable to anthropologists, economists, political scientists, and psychologists.
Contemporary Social And Sociological Theory
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Author : Kenneth Allan
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2012-12-04
Contemporary Social And Sociological Theory written by Kenneth Allan and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-04 with Social Science categories.
In the Third Edition of Ken Allan′s highly-praised Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory book, sociological theories and theorists are explored using a straightforward approach and conversational, jargon-free language. Filled with examples drawn from everyday life, this edition highlights diversity in contemporary society, exploring theories of race, gender, and sexuality that address some of today′s most important social concerns. Through this textbook students will learn to think theoretically and apply theory to their own lives.
The Psychoanalytic Ear And The Sociological Eye
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Author : Nancy Chodorow
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-02
The Psychoanalytic Ear And The Sociological Eye written by Nancy Chodorow and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-02 with Psychology categories.
In The Psychoanalytic Ear and the Sociological Eye: Toward an American Independent Tradition, Nancy J. Chodorow brings together her two professional identities, psychoanalyst and sociologist, as she also brings together and moves beyond two traditions within American psychoanalysis, naming for the first time an American independent tradition. The book's chapters move inward, toward fine-tuned discussions of the theory and epistemology of the American independent tradition, which Chodorow locates originally in the writings of Erik Erikson and Hans Loewald, and outward toward what Chodorow sees as a missing but necessary connection between psychoanalysis, the social sciences, and the social world. Chodorow suggests that Hans Loewald and Erik Erikson, self-defined ego psychologists, each brings in the intersubjective, attending to the fine-tuned interactions of mother and child, analyst and patient, and individual and social surround. She calls them intersubjective ego psychologists—for Chodorow, the basic theory and clinical epistemology of the American independent tradition. Chodorow describes intrinsic contradictions in psychoanalytic theory and practice that these authors and later American independents address, and she points to similarities between the American and British independent traditions. The American independent tradition, especially through the writings of Erikson, points the analyst and the scholar to individuality and society. Moving back in time, Chodorow suggests that from his earliest writings to his last works, Freud was interested in society and culture, both as these are lived by individuals and as psychoanalysis can help us to understand the fundamental processes that create them. Chodorow advocates for a return to these sociocultural interests for psychoanalysts. At the same time, she rues the lack of attention within the social sciences to the serious study of individuals and individuality and advocates for a field of individuology in the university.
Information Systems Research
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Author : Bonnie Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2006-04-11
Information Systems Research written by Bonnie Kaplan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Information Systems Research: Relevant Theory and Informed Practice comprises the edited proceedings of the WG8.2 conference, "Relevant Theory and Informed Practice: Looking Forward from a 20-Year Perspective on IS Research," which was sponsored by IFIP and held in Manchester, England, in July 2004. The conference attracted a record number of high-quality manuscripts, all of which were subjected to a rigorous reviewing process in which four to eight track chairs, associate editors, and reviewers thoughtfully scrutinized papers by the highly regarded as well as the newcomers. No person or idea was considered sacrosanct and no paper made it through this process unscathed. All authors were asked to revise the accepted papers, some more than once; thus, good papers got better. With only 29 percent of the papers accepted, these proceedings are significantly more selective than is typical of many conference proceedings. This volume is organized in 7 sections, with 33 full research papers providing panoramic views and reflections on the Information Systems (IS) discipline followed by papers featuring critical interpretive studies, action research, theoretical perspectives on IS research, and the methods and politics of IS development. Also included are 6 panel descriptions and a new category of "bright idea" position papers, 11 in all, wherein main points are summarized in a pithy and provocative fashion.
Mystical Sociology
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Author : Philip Wexler
language : en
Publisher: After Spirituality
Release Date : 2013
Mystical Sociology written by Philip Wexler and has been published by After Spirituality this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Mysticism categories.
A double-edged sword of remysticization is described; on the one hand, offering social materiel for everyday counter practices to excess, unintentionally reinforcing the hegemonic regime of commodification; but also, providing an opening toward a multidimensional critical theory to offer a new vision of social practice and social theory, beyond resacralization and after spirituality.
Toward A Biosocial Science
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Author : Alexander Riley
language : en
Publisher: Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences
Release Date : 2021
Toward A Biosocial Science written by Alexander Riley and has been published by Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Evolution (Biology) categories.
Towards a Biosocial Science is a critical introduction to the history and conceptual concerns of sociology that incorporates the immense and revolutionary contributions evolutionary biology, behavioral genetics, and neuroscience are making to the study of human behavior and social organization.
Discredited
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Author : Lauren Schudde
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Release Date : 2024-06-21
Discredited written by Lauren Schudde and has been published by Harvard Education Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-21 with Education categories.
An incisive investigation of the often fraught student-transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions—and a blueprint for process reform