The structure of social theory
Over the last three decades, social theory has become an increasingly important subdiscipline within sociology. Social theory has attempted to elucidate the philosophical basis of sociology by defining the nature of social reality. According to social theory, society consists of objective institutio...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Routledge studies in social and political thought ;
39 |
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Table of Contents:
- CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; PART I; Contemporary Social Theory; 1 Structure and Agency; 2 The Relevance of Parsons; 3 Structure, Habitus, Discourse; 4 The Reality of Realism; PART II; Classical Sociology; 5 Hegel and the Concept of Geist; 6 From Praxis to Historical Materialism; 7 Status Groups and the Protestant Ethic; 8 Society and Ritual; PART III; Towards a Hermeneutic Sociology; 9 Hermeneutics and Idealism; 10 Hermeneutics and Individualism; 11 Hermeneutics and Critique; 12 Beyond Structure and Agency; Notes; Bibliography; Index