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Autore |
Scott John <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Social theory : central issues in sociology / / John Scott |
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London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-84860-550-1 |
0-7619-7088-6 |
1-281-79823-1 |
9786611798239 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 308 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sociology |
Social sciences - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-299) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Focus Boxes; Study Guide; Chapter 1 - Social Theory: Should We Forget the Founders?; Chapter 2 - Genealogy of the Social; Chapter 3 - Culture, System, and Socialisation: Formative Views; Chapter 4 - Action, Conflict, and Nature: Formative Views; Chapter 5 - Culture, Systems, and Socialisation: Developments; Chapter 6 - Action, Conflict, and Nature: Developments; Chapter 7 - Modernity and Rationalisation; Chapter 8 - Intimations of Post-Modernity; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work is a comprehensive critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context, from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of 'the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to questions of modernity and post-modernity. |
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