Towards Relational Sociology

ISBN-13: 9780415480147 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 240 str.

Nick Crossley

Opis

Nick Crossley argues for a properly 'relational' approach to sociology by unpacking & evaluating key concepts in the relational 'toolbox' - interaction, relations, networks and power - linking abstract & theoretical debates on the nature of relational thought to concrete concerns of method & research practice.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Individualism, Holism and Beyond 3. Mapping the Territory 4. From Strategy to Empathy 5. Mind, Meaning and Intersubjectivity 6. I, Me and the Other 7. Exchange, Sociability and Power 8. Structure, Agency and Social Worlds 9. Networks, Conventions and Resources: The Structure(s) of Social Worlds Bibliography Index

O autorze

Nick Crossley is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published on a wide range of issues in sociology, most recently on social network analysis.