Theoretical Sociology (eBook, ePUB)

The Future of a Disciplinary Foundation
Redaktion: Abrutyn, Seth; McCaffree, Kevin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Taking their lead from Jonathan Turner's important recent work, distinguished theoretical sociologists consider micro- (e.g., emotion and identity), meso- (class and networks), and macro-sociological (cultural evolution, inequality) theory, analysing the present and future of sociological theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000331509
• Artikelnr.: 61126769

Autorenporträt

Seth Abrutyn is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Abrutyn's theoretical and empirical work examines how local structure and culture shape how we feel, think, and act. His work on suicide has won several national awards and can be found in journals such as the American Sociological Review, Sociological Theory, Journal of Health and Social Behavior and the American Journal of Public Health. Kevin McCaffree is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas, where he teaches graduate courses in research methods and theory. He is the author of four books and several peer-reviewed articles and handbook chapters. His work has appeared in Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, Religion, Brain and Behavior and Handbook of Contemporary Sociological Theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Theoretical Sociology
1. Sociology Must Continue to Become More Interdisciplinary
2. Kevin McCaffree on Interdisciplinary Theorizing
3. Evolution as the Key to Process Sociology: Relational Sociology
According to History
4. Erika Summers-Effler's Comments on Evolutionary Analysis
5. The Evolutionary Sociology of Macrodynamics
6. Seth Abrutyn on Macro Theorizing
7. Jonathan Turner's Macro-Micro-Meso Theory
8. Randall Collins on Micro-Meso-Macro Theorizing
Part 2: Foundational Areas of Inquiry
9. Theorizing Nested Group Ties
10. Lawler, Thye and Yoon on Theorizing Nested Group Ties
11. Social Exchange Theory: Current Status and Future Directions
12. Karen S. Cook and Michael Hahn on of Exchange Theory
13. Inequality and Justice
14. Guillermina Jasso on Inequality and Justice
15. The Micro-Sociology of Self and Identity
16. Peter J. Burke and Jan E. Stets on Self and Identity
17. Humanizing Sociological Theory: A 21st Century Solution to a 20th
Century Problem Yet to Be Solved
18. Richard Machalek on Bringing Biology Back into Sociology
Part 3: The Social Processes of Knowledge Production
19. Reflections on Turner and Theory Development
20. Theoretical Sociology
21. General Impressions about Turner's Teaching, Research and Influence
Section 4: Reflections
22. On Jonathan Turner: A Brief Personal Biography
23. On Becoming and Being a General Theorist in Sociology: A Most
Improbable Journey