The Nature And Types Of Sociological Theory
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Author | : Don Martindale |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 573 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136225803 |
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a series on Social Theory and Methodology. Notions are widespread that sociological theory is either an industrious activity on the drawing boards of the architects of fantasy or a branch of esoterics operating in a shadowy realm of semi-darkness. The present study holds neither of these conceptions of sociological. The present study’s function is to illuminate the difference between one theory and another. The power and reliability of a theory are not always evident all at once. A theory may have a power to explain what was not originally anticipated; it may also disclose the existence of problems it cannot explain.
Author | : Don Martindale |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 579 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136225870 |
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a series on Social Theory and Methodology. Notions are widespread that sociological theory is either an industrious activity on the drawing boards of the architects of fantasy or a branch of esoterics operating in a shadowy realm of semi-darkness. The present study holds neither of these conceptions of sociological. The present study’s function is to illuminate the difference between one theory and another. The power and reliability of a theory are not always evident all at once. A theory may have a power to explain what was not originally anticipated; it may also disclose the existence of problems it cannot explain.
Author | : Jonathan H. Turner |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications |
Total Pages | : 769 |
Release | : 2012-09-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1483307204 |
Written by award-winning scholar, Jonathan Turner, Contemporary Sociological Theory covers the range of diversity of theory in nine theoretical traditions, and variants of theoretical approaches in these traditions. The result is a comprehensive review of present-day theorizing in sociology covering functional, evolutionary, ecological, conflict, interactionist, exchange, structuralist, cultural, and critical theories and the major proponents of these theories. Moreover, for each theoretical tradition, it origins are examined in a separate chapter with an eye to how classical theorists influenced the work of key contemporary scholars. This book will serve as a valuable resource for those readers seeking in-depth and comprehensive coverage of contemporary traditions in their historical contexts. Unlike many texts, coverage is comprehensive and deep. The theories and their origins are examined in detail so that readers can fully understand the origins and present profile of theories in present-day sociology. Unlike many texts that skim over theories on the surface, this book seeks to unlock for the reader their underlying structure of each theory. The book is written in a modular format so that theories and traditions can be examined in any order, and in many diverse combinations. If desired, only the contemporary theories can be read without attention to their historical contexts, or the reverse is true if readers want to understand the historical origins of a particular theoretical tradition. Since Jonathan Turner is an active theorist in his own right, he brings to the book an appreciation of how theories are created as an insider rather than as only a commentator on theory. As such, he is able to bring out the underlying assumptions, structure, and form of a theory in new and interesting ways for casual readers and scholars alike.
Author | : Barry Barnes |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1135029024 |
Originally published in 1974.
Author | : Doyle Paul Johnson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 2008-03-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0387765220 |
This volume is designed as a basic text for upper level and graduate courses in contemporary sociological theory. Most sociology programs require their majors to take at least one course in sociological theory, sometimes two. A typical breakdown is between classical and contemporary theory. Theory is perhaps one of the bro- est areas of sociological inquiry and serves as a foundation or framework for more specialized study in specific substantive areas of the field. In addition, the study of sociological theory can readily be related to various aspects of other social science disciplines as well. From the very beginning sociology has been characterized by alternative theoretical perspectives. Classical theory includes the European founding figures of the dis- pline whose works were produced during the later half of the nineteenth century and the first couple of decades of the twentieth century plus early American th- rists. For most of the second half of the twentieth century, a fairly high consensus has developed among American sociologists regarding these major founders, p- ticularly with regard to the works of Durkheim and Weber in analyzing the overall society and of Simmel in analyzing social interaction processes. Since the late 1960s and early 1970s the influence of Marx has also been recognized. Recent decades have also witnessed an increased emphasis on the important contributions of several pioneering feminist perspectives in the early years of sociology.
Author | : Ori Schwarz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Information society |
ISBN | : 9781509542963 |
"How to rethink social theory in our digital times"--
Author | : Bert N. Adams |
Publisher | : Pine Forge Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2002-01-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780761987802 |
A concise, yet surprisingly comprehensive theory text, given the range of ideas, historical context, and theorists discussed. Unlike other books of the type, Classical Sociological Theory focuses on how the pivotal theories contributed not only to the development of the field, but also to the evolution of ideas concerning social life.
Author | : John Scott |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780761970880 |
This is a comprehensive, critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context. Written predominantly for students, the scope and range of the subjects and authors dealt with results in one of the most comprehensive introductions to social theory published to date. Ranging from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of `the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to the significance of issues pertaining to gender and patriarchy, to questions of modernity and post-modernity, the book is comprehensive in subject matter.
Author | : Anthony Giddens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2000-04-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780393988871 |
Author | : Nathan J. Keirns |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2015-03-17 |
Genre | : Sociology |
ISBN | : 9781938168413 |
"This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course."--Page 1.