Anthony King

The Structure of Social Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Over the last three decades, social theory has become an increasingly important subdiscipline within sociology. Social theory has attempted to elucidate the philosophical basis of sociology by defining the nature of social reality. According to social theory, society consists of objective institutions, structure, on the one hand, and individuals, agency on the other, it promotes human social relations, insisting that in every instance social reality consists of these relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780415263344
• ISBN-10: 0415263344
• Artikelnr.: 22424687

Autorenporträt

Anthony King is Professor in Sociology at Exeter University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Contemporary Social Theory 1. Structure and Agency 2. The Relevance
of Parsons 3. Structure, Habitus, Discourse 4. The Reality of Realism Part
II: Classical Sociology 5. Hegel and the Concept of Geist 6. From Praxis to
Historical Materialism 7. Status Groups and the Protestant Ethic 8. Society
and Ritual Part III: Towards a Hermeneutic Sociology 9. Hermeneutics and
Idealism 10. Hermeneutics and Individualism 11. Hermeneutics and Critique
12. Beyond Structure and Agency