Sociological Theory (Rle Social Theory): Pretence and Possibility

ISBN-13: 9781138982451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 140 str.

Keith Dixon;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Most professional sociologists claim that sociology is, or ought to be, a theoretical science. Keith Dixon argues here that this claim is formulated in such a way that a proper evaluation of its status is extremely difficult, and that the contingent objections to the possibility of sociological theorizing are sufficiently strong for such activit

Spis treści

1. Ordinary Language and Theoretical Explanations  2. Matching the Physical Science Paradigm  3. Causal Explanation and Rational Action  4. An Alternative Conceptualisation: Voluntaristic Action Theory  5. Bringing History Back In: Laws and the Explanation of Human Action

O autorze

Keith Dixon