LEADER 03673nam 2200505 450 001 9910150544303321 005 20220131183751.0 010 $a90-04-31418-0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004314184 035 $a(CKB)3710000000865082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4734105 035 $a2016044563 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004314184 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000865082 100 $a20161121h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aTheory in action $etheoretical constructionism /$fedited by Peter Sohlberg, Hakon Leiulfsrud 210 1$aLeiden, Netherlands ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cBrill,$d2017. 210 4$d©2017 215 $a1 online resource (215 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aStudies in Critical Social Sciences,$x1573-4234 ;$vVolume 91 311 $a90-04-31417-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rPeter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud --$tTheory and Theoretical Operations /$rPeter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud --$tOn the Heuristic Role of Concepts in Theorizing /$rRichard Swedberg --$tSociology and the Power of (Ordinary) Language /$rWilly Guneriussen --$tWeber?s Ideal Types: A Sociological Operation between Theory and Method /$rPål Strandbakken --$tClass Operations and Measures /$rHåkon Leiulfsrud and Annick Prieur --$tQuestion-Driven Sociology and Methodological Contextualism /$rRagnvald Kalleberg --$tIf Not, Why Not and What If: Asking Counterfactual Questions /$rGöran Ahrne --$tAbduction ? Assessing Fruitfulness and the Construction of Scientific Concepts /$rRoar Hagen --$tTheorizing through Comparative Case Studies /$rMette Andersson --$tExplanatory Practices in Sociology: An Overview /$rWilly Martinussen --$tA Thick Description of Robert K. Merton?s Middle Range Theory ? Manifest Properties and Latent Ambivalence /$rPeter Sohlberg --$tIndex /$rPeter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud. 330 $aHow to approach social theory actively, with a theoretical lens analogous to the use of methods, has been a challenge for professional scholars and students alike. Rather than treating social theory in an iconic manner, we explore the active use of theorizing for constructing and generating new knowledge. Examples of theoretical constructions and topics discussed include: the heuristic role of concepts; theoretical construction work; the importance of question-driven sociology; counterfactual reasoning; the power of ordinary language; an inventory of explanatory practices in social science; abduction; comparative case studies; class operations and the potential for using Merton?s middle range theory. Theory in Action is highly relevant for researchers and students interested in constructing theories in the social sciences. Contributors are: Göran Ahrne, Mette Andersson, Roar Hagen, Willy Guneriussen, Ragnvald Kalleberg, Håkon Leiulfsrud, Willy Martinussen, Annick Prieur, Peter Sohlberg, Pål Strandbakken, and Richard Swedberg. 410 0$aStudies in critical social sciences ;$vVolume 91. 606 $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy 606 $aSocial sciences$xMethodology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xMethodology. 676 $a300.1 702 $aSohlberg$b Peter 702 $aLeiulfsrud$b Ha?kon 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150544303321 996 $aTheory in action$92197978 997 $aUNINA