Introduction To The Social Sciences Rle Social Theory

Author : Maurice Duverger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
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Category : Social Science
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Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory) by Maurice Duverger Pdf

Professor Duverger at last provides the student with an overall view of the methodology of the social sciences. He briefly traces the origin of the notion of a social science, showing how it emerged from social philosophy. Its essential elements and pre-conditions are described; the splintering of social science into specialist disciplines is explained, and the need for a general sociology confirmed. The techniques of observation used by social scientists are dealt with in some detail and the unity of the social sciences is illustrated by examples of the universal application of these techniques. Documentary evidence in its various forms are described along with the basic analytical techniques, including quantitative methods and content analysis. Other methods of gathering information through polls, interviews, attitude scales and participant observation are all described. Professor Duverger brings together the different kinds of analysis used to assess the information thus gathered. Arguing that observing and theorizing are not two different stages or levels of research, he examines the practical value and difficulties of general sociological theories, partial theories and models and working hypotheses. He both describes and assesses the limitations of experiment and the scope of comparative methods in the social sciences. He then gives elementary instructions for using and assessing the value of mathematical techniques. The possibilities of presenting social phenomena through graphs and charts are also explored. There are useful book lists and diagrams.

Author : Maurice Duverger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : UCAL:B3873271

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An Introduction to the Social Sciences by Maurice Duverger Pdf

Author : Maurice Duverger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000155891

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Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory) by Maurice Duverger Pdf

Professor Duverger at last provides the student with an overall view of the methodology of the social sciences. He briefly traces the origin of the notion of a social science, showing how it emerged from social philosophy. Its essential elements and pre-conditions are described; the splintering of social science into specialist disciplines is explained, and the need for a general sociology confirmed. The techniques of observation used by social scientists are dealt with in some detail and the unity of the social sciences is illustrated by examples of the universal application of these techniques. Documentary evidence in its various forms are described along with the basic analytical techniques, including quantitative methods and content analysis. Other methods of gathering information through polls, interviews, attitude scales and participant observation are all described. Professor Duverger brings together the different kinds of analysis used to assess the information thus gathered. Arguing that observing and theorizing are not two different stages or levels of research, he examines the practical value and difficulties of general sociological theories, partial theories and models and working hypotheses. He both describes and assesses the limitations of experiment and the scope of comparative methods in the social sciences. He then gives elementary instructions for using and assessing the value of mathematical techniques. The possibilities of presenting social phenomena through graphs and charts are also explored. There are useful book lists and diagrams.

Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317650638

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Studies in Social and Political Theory (RLE Social Theory) by Anthony Giddens Pdf

The studies which comprise this book are essentially organized around a critical encounter with European social theory in its 'classical period' – i.e. from the middle years of the nineteenth century until the First World War – and have the aim of working out some of the implications of that encounter for the position and prospects of the social sciences today. The issues involved relate to the following series of problems: method and epistemology; social development and transformation; the origins of 'sociology' in nineteenth-century social theory; and the status of social science as critique. In each of these areas, Giddens develops views that challenge existing orthodoxies, and connects these ideas to a reconstruction of social theory in the contemporary era.

Author : Stephen F. Cotgrove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0043000541

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The Science of Society by Stephen F. Cotgrove Pdf

Author : Stephen Frederick Cotgrove
Publisher : Routledge Library Editions: So
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1138784044

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The Science of Society by Stephen Frederick Cotgrove Pdf

Two main criteria have guided the selection and presentation of the material for this text-book. Firstly, there is the claim that sociology is a science. Throughout, the emphasis has been on presenting sociological perspectives rather than conveying a mass of factual information. Science is essentially analytical. And sociology, if it is to justify its claim to be a science, must be more than simply 'political arithmetic', counting heads and providing demographic data for governments. Secondly, science, like other intellectual activities, can be exciting. The emphasis throughout is on the sociological study of industrial society, with particular reference to modern England. After an introductory discussion of sociological perspectives, there are chapters on each of the major sub-systems of society; the family, the educational system, the economy, the political system and belief systems. The book ends with three chapters on major social processes: social differentiation and stratification, organization, and finally, social change, including a discussion of deviancy and disorganization.

Author : John Rex
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317651956

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Discovering Sociology (RLE Social Theory) by John Rex Pdf

Professor John Rex was one of Britain’s most eminent sociologists, and a teacher of a whole generation of sociology students. In this book he presents a stimulating introduction to the major issues of sociological theory and gives an account of the perspective which has informed his thinking and writing. He deals with the objectives of sociological investigation, the methods it uses and how in these respects it resembles or differs from natural science and history. He goes on to discuss the work of Weber, Durkheim, Marx, Engels, Mills and other important theorists, and concludes with a convincing demonstration of the continuing relevance of the Weberian tradition to the study of sociology.

Author : Charles H. Powers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1442201193

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Making Sense of Social Theory by Charles H. Powers Pdf

Making Sense of Social Theory opens by carefully exploring what it means to follow the scientific method in a field like sociology. The author goes on to analyze sociology as a genuine science with a body of explanatory insights. It does this by (a) considering the major insights of key thinkers (including Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Mead, among others), (b) distinguishing different analytical frameworks (especially exchange, symbolic interactionism, conflict, and structural-functionalism) in terms of their underlying assumptions, and (c) revealing compelling social science explanatory insights in the form of predictive principles that can be applied in understanding processes of change at work in the social world (from face-to-face encounters to major historical trends). Sociological theory is applied in ways that make its relevance and power apparent. In reading this book, theory no longer stands divorced from real-world research or practice. Making Sense of Social Theory clearly establishes the pertinence of sociology's great theoretical insights for all social science researches and practitioners. Book jacket.

Author : Pip Jones,Liz Bradbury
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509505081

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Introducing Social Theory by Pip Jones,Liz Bradbury Pdf

This revised edition of this extremely popular introduction to social theory has been carefully and thoroughly updated with the latest developments in this continually changing field. Written in a refreshingly lucid and engaging style, Introducing Social Theory provides readers with a wide-ranging, well organized and thematic introduction to all the major thinkers, issues and debates in classical and contemporary social theory. Introducing Social Theory traces the development of social theorizing from the classical ideas about modernity of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, right up to a uniquely accessible review of the contemporary theoretical controversies in sociology that surround post-colonialism, gender and feminist theories, and public sociology. The ideal textbook for students of sociology at all levels, from A-level to undergraduates, Introducing Social Theory is remarkably easy to follow and understand. This new edition lives up to its predecessors' goal that students need never be intimidated by social theory again.

Author : Maurice Duverger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : OCLC:1081900523

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An Introduction to the Social Sciences by Maurice Duverger Pdf

Author : Derek Layder
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761944508

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Understanding Social Theory by Derek Layder Pdf

Provides an introduction to the core issues in social theory. This book will be useful reading for students in sociology, social psychology, social theory, political theory and organization studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:500577625

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Introduction to the Social Sciences by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian Fay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317652281

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Social Theory and Political Practice (RLE Social Theory) by Brian Fay Pdf

This book examines the question of how our knowledge of social life affects, and ought to affect, our way of living it. In so doing, it critically discusses two epistemological models of social science – the positivist and the interpretive – from the viewpoint of the political theories which, it is argued, are implicit in these models; moreover, it proposes a third model – the critical – which is organised around an explicit account of the relation between social theory and practical life. The book has the special merit of being a good overview of the principal current ideas about the relation between social theory and political practice, as well as an attempt at providing a new and more satisfactory account of this relationship. To accomplish this task, it synthesises work from the analytic philosophy of social science with that of the neo-Marxism of the Frankfurt school.

Author : Kenneth Menzies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317657194

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Sociological Theory in Use (RLE Social Theory) by Kenneth Menzies Pdf

Central to most sociologists’ self-image is the claim that their theories are based on research. However, using a random sample of 680 articles appearing in major American, British and Canadian journals, Dr Menzies shows that in some areas of sociology the wide gap between theory and research means that much of sociological theory is virtually untested. He explains how theory is embodied in eight particular types of research, critically examines these research theories, and contrasts them with the positions of modern theorists. The sample of journal articles also permits a comparison of British, American and Canadian sociology. By contrasting on how researchers us theories, Dr Menzies is able to reassess several theories. For instance, symbolic interactionist research uses embedded causal claims and stands in a dialectical relationship to other sociological research, while the research version of conflict theory depends on external causes to explain social change. The implications of using statistical techniques like factor analysis and regression are also considered in relation to the form of explanation.

Author : Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136237379

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Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory by Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert Pdf

In this comprehensive, stylish and accessible introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert examine the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to globalization and beyond. When first published, the book’s wide range set new standards for introductory textbooks – social theorists discussed include Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa. Extensively developed to take into account significant recent developments in American social theory, the book offers chapters on American pragmatism, structural functionalism, ethnomethodology, black feminist thought and world-systems theory. American traditions of social theory are brought powerfully to life in treatments of intellectuals ranging from William James to Robert K. Merton, David Riesman to Randall Collins, and Patricia Hill Collins to Saskia Sassen. Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory combines lively exposition and clarity with reflective social critique and original insights, and is a superb textbook with which to navigate the twists and turns of contemporary social theory as taught in the disciplines of sociology, politics, history, cultural studies and many more.