Sociological Realism (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Maccarini, Andrea; Prandini, Riccardo; Morandi, Emmanuele

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Sociological Realism presents a clear and updated discussion of the main tenets and issues of social theory, written by some of the top scholars within the critical realist and relational approach. It connects such approaches systematically to other strands of thought that are central in contemporary sociology, like systems theory and rational choice theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136633195
• Artikelnr.: 38268759

Autorenporträt

Andrea M. Maccarini is associate professor at the University of Padova, Italy. His research field includes social theory, the sociology of education and of cultural change in Western societies. He is the author of many books and articles, including, 'Human Reflexivity in Critical Realism: Beyond the Modern Debate' (with Riccardo Prandini), M.S. Archer (ed.), Conversations about Reflexivity, Routledge, London. Emmanuele Morandi is Assistant professor at the University of Verona, Italy. His research field includes social theory, the sociology of Culture and of cultural change in Western societies. He is the author of many books and articles, including, La società è un "uomo in grande": Per riscoprire la sociologia degli "antichi", Marietti 1820, Milano-Genova 2010, pp. 388. Riccardo Prandini is associate professor at the University of Bologna, Italy. His research field includes social theory, the sociology of family and of Thord sector, cultural change in Western societies. He is the author of many books and articles, including, 'Re-vealing (vs Un-veiling) Justice. Riflessioni sull'enigma della giustizia trans-immanente', in, Soziologische Jurisprudenz. Festschift fuer Gunther Teubner, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2009, pp. 131- 148.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: SOCIAL ONTOLOGY Ch. 1. The Social Ontology of Critical Realism Ch.
2. 'In the understanding of the existing state of affairs its negation is
included': A comment on Collier Ch. 3. Transcendental Realism and Critical
Naturalism in Roy Bhaskar: the return of ontology in scientific social
research PART 2: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Ch. 4. Morphogenesis: Realism's
Explanatory Framework Ch. 5. Towards a New European Sociology. The
Morphogenetic Approach between Social Analysis and Grand Theory Ch. 6.
Critical Realism, as viewed by Relational Sociology PART 3 :
METHODOLOGY/EPISTEMOLOGY Ch. 7. Causality: Realist methods in Sociology Ch.
8. The future is behind us. Aristotleian causality and sociological realism