Seeing Sociologically

Author : Harold Garfinkel,Anne Rawls,Charles C. Lemert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317252276

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This book-never before published-is eminent sociologist Harold Garfinkel's earliest attempt, while at Harvard in 1948, to bridge the growing gap in American sociology. This gap was generated by a Parsonian paradigm that emphasised a scientific approach to sociological description, one that increasingly distanced itself from social phenomena in the increasingly influential ways studied by phenomenologists. It was Garfinkel's idea that phenomenological description, rendered in more empirical and interactive terms, might remedy shortcomings in the reigning Parsonian view. Garfinkel soon gave up the attempt to repair scientific description, and his focus became increasingly empirical until, in 1954, he famously coined the term "Ethnomethodology." However, in this early manuscript can be seen more clearly than in some of his later work the struggle with a conceptual and positivist rendering of social relations that ultimately informed Garfinkel's position. Here we find the sources of his turn toward ethnomethodology, which would influence subsequent generations of sociologists. Essential reading for all social theory scholars and graduate students and for a wider range of social scientists in anthropology, ethnomethodology, and other fields.

Author : Harold Garfinkel,Anne Rawls,Charles C. Lemert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317252269

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Seeing Sociologically by Harold Garfinkel,Anne Rawls,Charles C. Lemert Pdf

This book-never before published-is eminent sociologist Harold Garfinkel's earliest attempt, while at Harvard in 1948, to bridge the growing gap in American sociology. This gap was generated by a Parsonian paradigm that emphasised a scientific approach to sociological description, one that increasingly distanced itself from social phenomena in the increasingly influential ways studied by phenomenologists. It was Garfinkel's idea that phenomenological description, rendered in more empirical and interactive terms, might remedy shortcomings in the reigning Parsonian view. Garfinkel soon gave up the attempt to repair scientific description, and his focus became increasingly empirical until, in 1954, he famously coined the term "Ethnomethodology." However, in this early manuscript can be seen more clearly than in some of his later work the struggle with a conceptual and positivist rendering of social relations that ultimately informed Garfinkel's position. Here we find the sources of his turn toward ethnomethodology, which would influence subsequent generations of sociologists. Essential reading for all social theory scholars and graduate students and for a wider range of social scientists in anthropology, ethnomethodology, and other fields.

Author : Charles C. Lemert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317251330

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Structural Lie by Charles C. Lemert Pdf

The Structural Lie tackles one of social science's most mysterious problems. How is it possible to derive statements about the grand structures of social life from their effects in the small movements of everyday life? Prominent sociologist Charles Lemert shows how Marx and Freud provide some answers to this question. Marx derived from the commodity his picture of the capitalist system, Freud diagnosed the character of psyches from the details of dreams, slips and jokes. This wonderfully readable and engaging book lays the foundation for a new social science in an age where a microchip can convey a world of information.

Author : Anne Warfield Rawls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780511079146

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Epistemology and Practice by Anne Warfield Rawls Pdf

In this original and controversial book Professor Rawls argues that Durkheim's The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is the crowning achievement of his sociological endeavour and that since its publication in English in 1915 it has been consistently misunderstood. Rather than a work on primitive religion or the sociology of knowledge, Rawls asserts that it is an attempt by Durkheim to establish a unique epistemological basis for the study of sociology and moral relations. By privileging social practice over beliefs and ideas, it avoids the dilemmas inherent in philosophical approaches to knowledge and morality that are based on individualism and the tendency to privilege beliefs and ideas over practices, both tendencies that dominate western thought. Based on detailed textual analysis of the primary text, this book will be an important and original contribution to contemporary debates on social theory and philosophy.

Author : Richard L. Benkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social psychology
ISBN : UCAL:$B604230

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Sociology, a Way of Seeing by Richard L. Benkin Pdf

Author : Harold Garfinkel,Anne Rawls
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317250265

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Toward A Sociological Theory of Information by Harold Garfinkel,Anne Rawls Pdf

In 1952 at Princeton University, Harold Garfinkel developed a sociological theory of information. Other prominent theories then being worked out at Princeton, including game theory, neglected the social elements of "information," modeling a rational individual whose success depends on completeness of both reason and information. In real life these conditions are not possible and these approaches therefore have always had limited and problematic practical application. Garfinkel's sociological theory treats information as a thoroughly organized social phenomenon in a way that addresses these shortcomings comprehensively. Although famous as a sociologist of everyday life, Garfinkel focuses in this new book-never before published-on the concerns of large-scale organization and decisionmaking. In the fifty years since Garfinkel wrote this treatise, there has been no systematic treatment of the problems and issues he raises. Nor has anyone proposed a theory of information like the one he proposed. Many of the same problems that troubled theorists of information and predictable order in 1952 are still problematic today.

Author : Paul S. Adler,Paul du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael Reed
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191058066

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The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies by Paul S. Adler,Paul du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael Reed Pdf

Sociology and social theory has always been a major source of new perspectives for organization studies. Access to a series of authoritative accounts of theorists and research themes in sociology and social theory which have influenced developments in organization studies is essential for those wishing to deepen and extend their knowledge of the intersection of sociology and organization studies. This goal is achieved by drawing on a group of internationally renowned scholars committed in their own work to strengthening these links and asking them to provide critical accounts of particular theorists and research themes which have straddled this divide. This volume aims to strengthen ties between organization studies and contemporary sociological work at a time when there are increasing institutional barriers to such cooperation, potentially generating a myopia that constricts new developments. Used in conjunction with its companion volume, The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical foundations, the reader is provided with a comprehensive account of the productive and critical interaction between sociology and organization studies over many decades. Highly international in scope, theorists and themes are drawn from both the USA and Europe in equal measure. Similarly the authors of the chapters are drawn from both sides of the Atlantic. The result is a series of chapters on individuals and key research themes and debates which will provide faculty and post graduate researchers with appreciative, authoritative and critical accounts that can be drawn on to design courses or provided guided reading to the field

Author : Dirk vom Lehn
Publisher : Left Coast Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611329803

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Harold Garfinkel by Dirk vom Lehn Pdf

This book is a concise intellectual biography of Harold Garfinkel, a key figure in 20th-century social science, and a basic description of ethnomethodology, a research tradition that he created.

Author : Stephen K. Sanderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317252771

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Rethinking Sociological Theory by Stephen K. Sanderson Pdf

Stephen K. Sanderson s latest book recaptures a scientific theoretical sociology, one whose fundamental aim is the formulation of real theories that can be empirically tested. Sanderson reviews the major theoretical traditions within contemporary sociology, explicating their key principles, critically evaluating these principles and their applications, and showcasing exemplars. He judges each tradition by asking whether it has generated falsifiable research programs. Although principally a work of theoretical critique, "Rethinking Sociological Theory" is also a valuable textbook for both undergraduate and graduate courses in sociological theory."

Author : Mel Gray,Stephen Webb
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446289624

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Social Work Theories and Methods by Mel Gray,Stephen Webb Pdf

The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world′s leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international researchers in social work to challenge the reader to critically question how they think about social work. The new edition includes a focus on the psychosocial perspective, with three new chapters on: - Cognitive behavioural approaches - Attachment theory and psychoanalytic social work - Ecological approaches Each chapter allows the reader to relate the theories and methods discussed to their own personal experiences. This reader friendly book includes student questions, glossaries and recommended reading so that students and practitioners can reappraise and expand the knowledge they have learned. This book will be valuable for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in social work theory and research methods, social work interventions and perspectives as well as post qualifying students and researchers in social work.

Author : Geoff Cooper,Andrew King,Ruth Rettie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317053101

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Sociological Objects by Geoff Cooper,Andrew King,Ruth Rettie Pdf

What are the aims of sociology? What are its objects of study? How relevant is the classical tradition to the practice of sociology today? This volume brings together internationally renowned and new scholars to consider the changing relationship between contemporary and classical sociology. Arguing that recent historical and theoretical developments make reconsideration timely, it suggests that whilst the classical tradition has a continuing pertinence, it is inevitably subject to ongoing reconfiguration. Assessing the explanatory value of classical and contemporary forms of sociology, interrogating social theory as both a form of explanation and a mode of practice, and considering the possible consequences for the discipline of questions about its subject matter, Sociological Objects steers a course between assertions about radical epistemological breaks on the one hand, and reverence for the classical tradition on the other. Rather, it emphasizes the value of reworking, reconsidering and reconfiguring sociological thought.

Author : David M. Newman,Jodi O'Brien
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412961509

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Sociology by David M. Newman,Jodi O'Brien Pdf

This carefully edited companion anthology provides provocative, eye-opening examples of the practice of sociology in a well-edited, well-designed, and affordable format. It includes short articles, chapters, and excerpts that examine common everyday experiences, important social issues, or distinct historical events that illustrate the relationship between the individual and society. The new edition will provide more detail regarding the theory and/or history related to each issue presented. The revision will also include more coverage of global issues and world religions.

Author : Seth Abrutyn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319322506

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Handbook of Contemporary Sociological Theory by Seth Abrutyn Pdf

This Handbook provides the hidden common threads that tie sociological inquiry together and featuring eminent scholars, it separates itself from its predecessors in substance and organization. Rather than rehashing old debates or longingly gazing at the past, this book presents sociologists with new ways of conceptualizing the organization and presentation of sociological theory. At the heart of this Handbook’s vision is the twin goals of making theory a viable enterprise by reconceptualizing how we teach theory and keeping theory closely tied to its empirical applications. Three strategies are offered: (1) Elucidating how classic issues like integration or interaction are interrogated today; (2) Presenting a coherent vision of the social levels of reality that theorists work on such as communities, groups, and the self as well as how the coherence of these levels speaks to the macro-micro link; and, (3) Theorizing the social world rather than celebrating theorists or theories; that is, one can look at how theory is used holistically to understand the constraints the social world places on our lived experience or the dynamics of social change. Hence, in the second decade of the 21st century, it has become clear that sociology is at a crossroads as the number of theorists and amount of theory available is increasingly unmanageable and unknowable by the vast majority of professionals and students. As such, this Handbook of Contemporary Sociological Theory presents the novice and the expert with the a roadmap for traversing this crossroad and building a more coherent, robust, and cumulative sociology.

Author : David L. Brunsma,Keri E. Iyall Smith,Brian K. Gran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000005103

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Sociology for Human Rights by David L. Brunsma,Keri E. Iyall Smith,Brian K. Gran Pdf

As sociologists deepen their examinations of human rights in their teaching, research, and thinking, it is essential that such work is conducted in a manner that is both mindful and critical of the knowledge we are building upon in sociology and human rights. As the authors of this volume reveal, creating sociological knowledge that examines human rights for the expansion of human rights is something that sociologists are well equipped to undertake, whether through the use of mathematics, comparative-historical analysis, the study of emotions, conversations, or social psychology. In these chapters you will find the roots of the study of human rights deep within sociological research and thinking as well as emerging techniques that will push the discipline as it seeks to expand understanding of human rights together with so many other aspects of the social condition.

Author : Bryan S. Turner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444305005

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The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory by Bryan S. Turner Pdf

A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditionsand critical contemporary issues of social theory. Builds on the success of The Blackwell Companion to SocialTheory, second edition with substantial revisions, entirely newcontributions, and a fresh editorial direction Explores contemporary areas such as actor network theory,social constructionism, human rights and cosmopolitanism Includes chapters on demography, science and technologystudies, and genetics and social theory Emphasizes key areas of sociology which have had an importantimpact in shaping the discipline as a whole