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" Rethinking social theory / "
Roger Sibeon.
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BL
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1046086
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b800456
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Main Entry
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Sibeon, Roger,1953-
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Title & Author
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Rethinking social theory /\ Roger Sibeon.
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Publication Statement
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London ;Thousand Oaks :: Sage Publications,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (viii, 225 pages)
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ISBN
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1446216985
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: 1847871615
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: 9781446216989
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: 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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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-221) and index.
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Contents
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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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Abstract
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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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Social sciences-- Philosophy.
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Sociology-- Philosophy.
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Sciences sociales-- Philosophie.
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Sociologie-- Philosophie.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Methodology.
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Social sciences-- Philosophy.
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Sociology-- Philosophy.
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Sozialphilosophie
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Filosofie.
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Sociologie.
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Dewey Classification
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300/.1
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LC Classification
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H61.S545 2004
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HM461.S53 2004
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NLM classification
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5,1ssgn
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71.02bcl
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CC 7700rvk
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MR 5100rvk
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