02469nam 2200661 a 450 991078598270332120161219111546.01-280-36910-80-7619-4864-397866103691021-4129-3317-X(CKB)2670000000259576(EBL)254631(OCoLC)437163157(SSID)ssj0000235586(PQKBManifestationID)11205577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235586(PQKBWorkID)10255276(PQKB)11691545(MiAaPQ)EBC254631(OCoLC)85035764(StDuBDS)EDZ0000067556(Au-PeEL)EBL254631(CaPaEBR)ebr10080910(CaONFJC)MIL36910(FINmELB)ELB131172(EXLCZ)99267000000025957620120405d2004 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrReligion, realism, and social theory[electronic resource] making sense of society /Philip A. MellorLondon SAGE20041 online resource (216 p.)Theory, culture & societyPublished in association with Theory, Culture & Society.1-4462-1669-1 0-7619-4865-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction: Real Society; Chapter 2 - Complex Society; Chapter 3 - Contingent Society; Chapter 4 - Necessary Society; Chapter 5 - Temporal Society; Chapter 6 - Tacit Society; Chapter 7 - Resurgent Society; Chapter 8 - Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexThis text challenges those contemporary sociologists who argue that the notion of 'society' is an outmoded basis for sociological analysis and instead revitalizes the idea that sociology is truly 'the study of society'.Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)SociologyReligionSocial aspectsSocial sciencesPhilosophySociology.ReligionSocial aspects.Social sciencesPhilosophy.306.601Mellor Philip A1488742StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910785982703321Religion, realism, and social theory3785651UNINA