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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974366203321

Autore

Sibeon Roger <1953->

Titolo

Rethinking social theory / / Roger Sibeon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2004

ISBN

9786610512072

9780761950684

0761950680

9781280512070

1280512075

9781847871619

1847871615

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

300.1

Soggetti

Sociology - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1: Metatheoretical Preliminaries; 2: Agency-structure and Micro-macro; 3: Links between Theoretical Approaches; 4: Three Major Contributors to Contemporary Sociological Theory: Archer, Mouzelis and Layder; 5: Social Action, Power and Interests; 6: Spatial Dimensions of the Social; 7: Towards an Integrated Metatheoretical and Methodological Framework; 8: Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Offering both description and critique of contemtemporary theoretical and illustrative empirical materials, the goal of this book is a renewal of sociology and social theory that will facilitate worthwhile social knowledge that contributes to an understanding of practical problems of making sense of social theory.