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Rethinking social theory /

(Number (ISBN

1446216985

(Number (ISBN

1847871615

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9781446216989

(Number (ISBN

9781847871619

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0761950680

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0761950699

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9780761950684

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9780761950691

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Rethinking social theory /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Roger Sibeon.

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Thousand Oaks :

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Sage Publications,

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©2004.

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1 online resource (viii, 225 pages)

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

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Introduction: The legacy of four cardinal sins -- Metatheoretical preliminaries -- Agency-structure and micro-macro -- Links between theoretical approaches -- Three major contributors to contemporary sociological theory: Archer, Mouzelis and Layder -- Social action, power and interests -- Spatial dimensions of the social -- Towards an integrated metatheoretical and methodological framework -- Conclusion.

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[This book] provides a strong critique of the flaws in the field, developing a sustained argument for a revitalization of sociological theory as an academic discipline. The 1980s and 1990s witnessed the 'cultural turn' - a postmodern rejection of disciplinary knowledge in pursuit of the examination of culture - but here [the author] argues for a 'return' to a sociological theory and method that will facilitate worthwhile social knowledge. Comprehensive and ambitious, the book fuses theory and empirical matter, resulting in a compelling new contribution to the theoretical development of sociology and related disciplines. Drawing on the work of theorists such as Giddens, Mouzelis, Archer and Layder, and on a wide range of readings in contemporary social theory, [the author] explores unresolved controversies and ambiguities in today's sociological theorizing; critically examines four longstanding modes of social scientific thought - reductionism, essentialism, reification and functional teleology; develops a set of post-postmodern postulates and meta-concepts as resources for a multi-dimensional, multi-level (meta) theoretical and methodological framework. This book will interest academics and advanced students of sociology, social theory, social geography and political science.-Back cover.

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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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Rethinking social theory.

Social sciences-- Philosophy.

Sociology-- Philosophy.

Sciences sociales-- Philosophie.

Sociologie-- Philosophie.

Filosofie.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Methodology.

Social sciences-- Philosophy.

Sociologie.

Sociology-- Philosophy.

Sozialphilosophie

SOC-- 019000

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Sibeon, Roger,1953-

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20201207124802.0

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