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.
A Primer In Social And Sociological Theory
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Author : Kenneth Allan
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010-04-14
A Primer In Social And Sociological Theory written by Kenneth Allan and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-14 with Social Science categories.
Organized around the discourses of modernity, democracy, and citizenship, A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship helps readers to develop skills in critical thinking and theory analysis as they explore nine central ideas of thought: modernity, society, self, religion, capitalism, power, gender, race, and globalization. Each chapter concludes with a section that discusses the craft of citizenship as it relates to the chapter content.
Face To Face
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Author : Jonathan H. Turner
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2002
Face To Face written by Jonathan H. Turner and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Social Science categories.
Updating classic sociological theory and utilizing the results of recent research in evolutionary and neurphysiological theory, this ambitious work aims to present no less than a unified, general theory of what happens when people interact.
Toward A Sociological Theory Of Religion And Health
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Author : Anthony Blasi
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-07-12
Toward A Sociological Theory Of Religion And Health written by Anthony Blasi and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-12 with Social Science categories.
This book seeks to involve recognized researchers in the social scientific study of health, medicine and religion, which has burgeoned across the past twenty years, toward more general theoretical development within the field, particularly with respect to the elderly and disadvantaged.
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.
Theory And Educational Research
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Author : Jean Anyon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-08-18
Theory And Educational Research written by Jean Anyon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-18 with Education categories.
Most empirical researchers avoid the use of theory in their studies, providing data but little or no social explanation. Theoreticians, on the other hand, rarely test their ideas with empirical projects. As this groundbreaking volume makes clear, however, neither data nor theory alone is adequate to the task of social explanation—rather they form and inform each other as the inquiry process unfolds. Theory and Educational Research bridges the age-old theory/research divide by demonstrating how researchers can use critical social theory to determine appropriate empirical research strategies, and extend the analytical, critical – and sometimes emancipatory – power of data gathering and interpretation. Each chapter models a theoretically informed empiricism that places the data research yields in constant conversation with theoretical arsenals of powerful concepts. Personal reflections following each chapter chronicle the contributors’ trajectories of struggle and triumph utilizing theory and its powers in research. In the end this rich collection teaches education scholars how to deliberately engage with critical social theory in research to produce work that is simultaneously theoretically inspired, politically engaged, and empirically evocative.
A Primer In Social And Sociological Theory
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Author : Kenneth Allan
language : en
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Release Date : 2010-04-14
A Primer In Social And 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 2010-04-14 with Social Science categories.
This book equips students with skills in critical thinking and theory built around nine central ideas of thought: modernity, society, self, religion, capitalism, power, gender, race, and globalization. Coverage of both classical and contemporary theorists are included, and the text is organized around the discourses of modernity, democracy, and citizenship. The end of chapter exercises build on one another and students are guided to higher order thinking and theorizing skills to formulate their own definitions, analyses, interpretations, evaluations, and syntheses of theory.
Advances In Social Theory And Methodology
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Author : Karin Knorr Cetina
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-21
Advances In Social Theory And Methodology written by Karin Knorr Cetina 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.
After a period in which sociology was torn apart by the polarized claims of micro- and macro-methodology, an increasing number of sociologists are now attempting a fusion of the two approaches. In this volume, some of the most distinguished sociologists set out possible resolutions of the debate. Each of the chapters, placed in perspective by the editors’ prologue, approaches the problem from a unique angle. Aaron Cicourel argues for a macro-basis of social interaction; Randall Collins shows how the macro consists of an aggregate of micro-episodes; Troy Duster presents a methodological model for generating a systematic data base across different contexts of social action through his examination of the procedures governing screening for inherited disorders. Rom Harré launches a philosophical attack on what he sees as a spurious bifurcation of micro- and macro-levels. Anthony Giddens explores the problem of unintended consequences, and Gilles Fauconnier, through a depiction of Jesuitical casuistry, shows how vital clues to macro-structure can be elicited from the micro-phenomenon of language. Victor Lidz continues the language theme in his chapter on the implications of advances in linguistic theory for macro-systems theory. Niklas Luhmann illustrates the micro-macro problem by the communication about law in interaction systems. The theory of historical materialism is reassessed by Jürgen Habermas. Taking the example of Renault and electric vehicles, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour investigate how micro-actor status is attained and the sociologist’s involvement in this transformation. Finally, Pierre Bourdieu, writing on men and machines, analyses the historical imperatives that create the complex relation between man and his environment.
Understanding Everyday Life
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Author : Jack D. Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Chicago : Aldine Publishing Company
Release Date : 1970
Understanding Everyday Life written by Jack D. Douglas and has been published by Chicago : Aldine Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Social Science categories.
Social Theory
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Author : Carsten Bagge Laustsen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Social Theory written by Carsten Bagge Laustsen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with Social Science categories.
This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory. Framed around paired theoretical perspectives on a series of sociological problems, the book shows how distinctive viewpoints shed light on different facets of social phenomena. The book includes sociology’s "founding fathers", major 20th-century thinkers and recent voices such as Butler and Zizek. Philosophically grounded and focused on interpretation and analysis, the book provides a clear understanding of theory’s scope while developing students’ skills in evaluating, applying and comparing theories.