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New rules of sociological method : a positive critique of interpretative sociologies / Anthony Giddens.
This new edition of a standard work--used as a text throughout the world--has been thoroughly re-edited and revised. In it Giddens tells how he believes social theory should be constructed and conducted and offers a critique of schools of social thought that continues to occupy a place in contemporary debates. -- Product Description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0804722250
- ISBN: 9780804722254
- ISBN: 0804722269
- ISBN: 9780804722261
- Physical Description: viii, 186 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1993.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Some Schools of Social Theory and Philosophy. Existential phenomenology: Schutz. Ethnomethodology. Post-Wittgensteinian philosophy: Winch. Summary: the significance of interpretative sociologies. Hermeneutics and critical theory: Gadamer, Apel, Habermas -- 2. Agency, Act-identifications and Communicative Intent. Problems of agency. Intentions and projects. The identification of acts. The rationalization of action. Meaning and communicative intent -- 3. The Production and Reproduction of Social Life. Order, power, conflict: Durkheim and Parsons. Order, power, conflict: Marx. The production of communication as 'meaningful'. Moral orders of interaction. Relations of power in interaction. Rationalization and reflexivity. The motivation of action. The production and reproduction of structure. Summary -- 4. The Form of Explanatory Accounts. Positivistic dilemmas. Later developments: Popper and Kuhn. Science and non-science. Relativism and hermeneutic analysis. The problem of adequacy -- Conclusion: Some New Rules of Sociological Method.
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- Sociology > Methodology.
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Recherche > Méthodologie.
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- History.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HM 19 .G53 1993 | 679571 | Stacks | Available | - |
Electronic resources
- Version of Resource: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780804722254.pdf
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