Social Theory A Basic Tool Kit
This accessible text introduces social theory as a set of flexible and practical concepts that can be used to reflect on and make sense of social behaviour. It encourages the reader to critically assess social explanations and to construct their own as active theorists in their own right. Drawing on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Macmillan Education UK
2003, 2003
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Tool Kit
- PART I: THE CONCEPT OF THE INDIVIDUAL
- What Do Individuals Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Individuals
- PART II: THE CONCEPT OF NATURE
- What Does Nature Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Nature
- PART III: THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE
- What Does Culture Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Culture
- PART IV: THE CONCEPT OF ACTION
- What Does Action Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Action
- PART V: THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE
- What Does Social Structure Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Social Structure
- PART VI: CONCLUSION
- Get Real: A Perspective on Social Science
- Being Practical: The Uses and Payoffs of Social Explanation
- Appendix: Do it Yourself; Using the Tool Kit to Develop Your Own Hypotheses
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading
- Index