The Study Of Society Rle Social Theory

Author : Kathleen Joan Heasman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000155785

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In this book, Dr Heasman begins by stating some central questions and answers concerning sociology and how we are to set about studying society. It goes on to deal with family groupings and social differences; with education and the part it plays in socialization; with the meaning and the importance of social differences; and with the relative importance of work and leisure and the ways in which leisure can be used. It considers the effects of the change in the size of the population in the last hundred years upon social life in Britain, examines the problems of social change and looks at order in society and the way it is affected by different forms and aspects of government. The result is a thorough, comprehensive, but at all times lucid, introduction to the subject.

Author : Stephen Frederick Cotgrove
Publisher : Routledge Library Editions: So
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : F. C. Bartlett
Publisher : Routledge Library Editions: So
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1138786055

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The Study of Society (RLE Social Theory) by F. C. Bartlett Pdf

There is today widespread recognition of the fact that the future of human civilization depends to a high degree upon Man¿s capacity to understand the forces and factors which control his own behaviour. Such understanding must be achieved, not only as regards individual conduct, but equally as regards the mass phenomena resulting from group contacts, which are becoming increasingly intimate and influential. Until this present volume, nowhere have the three sciences of sociology, psychology and social anthropology been properly mobilized to deal with the social problems which yearly grow more pressing. The essays in this book aim to address this.

Author : Bryan S. Turner,Robert J. Holton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317652250

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Talcott Parsons on Economy and Society (RLE Social Theory) by Bryan S. Turner,Robert J. Holton Pdf

'In this remarkable collection of essays, Holton and Turner demonstrate that Parsonian sociology addresses the most central problems of our time – issues of sickness and health, power and inequality, the nature of capitalism and its possible alternatives. They develop a mature and original perspective on Parsons as the only classical theorist who avoided crippling nostalgia. Holton and Turner not only talk about Parsonian sociology in a profound and insightful way, they do it, and do it well. As sociology moves away from the rigid dichotomies of earlier debate, this book will help point the way.' – Jeffrey Alexander, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Sociology, UCLA

Author : Kathleen Joan Heasman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1138998141

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The Study of Society by Kathleen Joan Heasman Pdf

In this book, Dr Heasman begins by stating some central questions and answers concerning sociology and how we are to set about studying society. It goes on to deal with family groupings and social differences; with education and the part it plays in socialization; with the meaning and the importance of social differences; and with the relative importance of work and leisure and the ways in which leisure can be used. It considers the effects of the change in the size of the population in the last hundred years upon social life in Britain, examines the problems of social change and looks at order in society and the way it is affected by different forms and aspects of government. The result is a thorough, comprehensive, but at all times lucid, introduction to the subject.

Author : Mark L. Wardell,Stephen P. Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317651000

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Sociological Theory in Transition (RLE Social Theory) by Mark L. Wardell,Stephen P. Turner Pdf

Current sociological theories appear to have lost their general persuasiveness in part because, unlike the theories of the ‘classical era’, they fail to maintain an integrated stance toward society, and the practical role that sociology plays in society. The authors explore various facets of this failure and possibilities for reconstructing sociological theories as integrated wholes capable of conveying a moral and political immediacy. They discuss the evolution of several concepts (for example, the social, structure, and self) and address the significant disputes (for example, structuralism versus humanism, and individual versus society) that have dominated twentieth-century sociological thought. Their ideas and analyses are directed towards an audience of students and theorists who are coming to terms with the project of sociological theory, and its relationship with moral discourses and political practice. The authors of these essays are sociological theorists from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. They are all established, but not ‘establishment’ authors. The book contains no orthodoxies, and no answers. However, the essays do contribute to identifying the range of issues that will constitute the agenda for the next generation of sociological theorists.

Author : Stephen Frederick Cotgrove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000155822

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The Science of Society (RLE Social Theory) 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 : Hermann Strasser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317652311

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The Normative Structure of Sociology (RLE Social Theory) by Hermann Strasser Pdf

In this provocative analysis of the central issues and developments in modern social theory, Dr Strasser contends that enquiry into the function, tasks and mission of sociology as a discipline can be understood only in relation to the subject's historical development. He believes that a discussion of the origin and intention of sociology, particularly in relation to the established social order, enables us to grasp fully the nature of sociological theory, both past and present. He maintains that a sociologist's own position in society, and consequently his views on its development and his way of expressing those views, will affect the theoretical position he takes up.

Author : F.C. Bartlett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317650614

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The Study of Society (RLE Social Theory) by F.C. Bartlett Pdf

There is today widespread recognition of the fact that the future of human civilization depends to a high degree upon Man’s capacity to understand the forces and factors which control his own behaviour. Such understanding must be achieved, not only as regards individual conduct, but equally as regards the mass phenomena resulting from group contacts, which are becoming increasingly intimate and influential. Until this present volume, nowhere have the three sciences of sociology, psychology and social anthropology been properly mobilized to deal with the social problems which yearly grow more pressing. The essays in this book aim to address this.

Author : Stephen Frederick Cotgrove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Sociology
ISBN : 1138998079

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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 : Kenneth Menzies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317657187

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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 : Stephen F. Cotgrove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0043000541

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The Science of Society by Stephen F. Cotgrove Pdf

Author : Geoff Payne,Robert Dingwall,Judy Payne,Mick Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317650850

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Sociology and Social Research (RLE Social Theory) by Geoff Payne,Robert Dingwall,Judy Payne,Mick Carter Pdf

A social science which has become so remote from the society which pays for its upkeep is ultimately doomed, threatened less by repression than by intellectual contempt and financial neglect. This is the message of the authors of this book in this reassessment of the evolution and present state of British sociology. Their investigation analyses the discipline as a social institution, whose product is inexorably shaped by the everyday circumstances of its producers; it is the concrete outcome of people’s work, rather than a body of abstract ideas. Drawing upon their varied experience as teachers and researchers, they identify three major trends in contemporary sociology. First, that the discipline’s rapid expansion has led to a retreat from rigorous research into Utopian and introspective theorising. Second, that the concept of sociological research is being taught in a totally false way because of this, and encourages ‘research’ within a wholly academic environment. Third, that the current unpopularity of sociology with academics, prospective students and politicians is no coincidence, but a reflection of the conditions under which sociology is now produced and practised. In Sociology and Social Research the authors suggest substantial changes in sociological research, the way in which it is carried out and the conditions under which it is undertaken. Their book is a timely warning to fellow sociologists when the profession is under attack as a result of public expenditure cuts.

Author : John Rex
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317650768

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Sociology and the Demystification of the Modern World (RLE Social Theory) by John Rex Pdf

Professor Rex’s controversial book concerns not only those who are professional sociologists but all thinking people who live in the modern world. One of the objects of sociology is to give ‘power to the people’, to make a contribution to the understanding of political problems. Rex writes from a deep conviction that sociology is a subject whose insights should be made available to the great mass of the people, so that they may liberate themselves from the mystification of social reality that is continually and routinely presented to them through the media, by those who exercise power and by those who have influence. The book is dedicated to St Augustine and Franz Fanon, both of whom, Rex points out, were conscious of living in an age which was embarking on a new barbarism, but had the courage to use their intellects to help understand the possibility of a better future. Rex continues in this tradition, and his main preoccupations are reflected in the present book. It includes a discussion of the problem of social knowledge, an analysis of the basic problems of theory building, and, with the aid of concepts derived from Max Weber, an attempt to understand the major problems of the first, second and third worlds. The author also looks at social structures and moral perspectives, and discusses the vocation of a sociologist in a collapsing civilisation. The book is certain to stimulate debate, both in sociological and political fields and more generally, and is also a serious contribution to the discussion of the methodology and purposes of sociology.

Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1138786039

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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.