Theory and Progress in Social Science

AvJames B. Rule

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

This work, sequel to the author's Theories of Civil Violence, attacks questions that have long troubled social science and social scientists - questions of the cumulative nature of social inquiry. Does the knowledge generated by the study of social, political, and economic life grow more comprehensive over time? These questions go to the heart of social scientists' soul-searching as to whether they are indeed engaged in 'science'. The author pursues these questions through in-depth examination of various theoretical programs currently influential in social science, including feminist social science, rational choice theory, network analysis and others.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-04-28
Mått:153 x 230 x 18 mm
Vikt:445 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521574945

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

"Theory and Progress in Social Science is a perceptive, thought-provoking book--an invitation to sensible thinking about theory in social science during an era when too much jargonistic solipsism prevails." Theda Skocpol, Harvard University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Progress: formal and substantive; 1. Dilemmas of intellectual progress; 2. The reckoning of progress; Introduction to Part II; 3. Rational choice; 4. From Parsons to Alexander: closure through theoretical generality; 5. Network analysis; 6. Feminist analysis in social science James Rule and Leslie Irvine; Introduction to Part III; 7. Theory as expression; 8. Theory for coping; 9. Summary and conclusion.