This book offers a new analysis of some basic issues in sociology and social theory, arguing that the social sciencs can, and should, play a major practical role in modern social life.
Christopher Bryant is the author of Practical Sociology: Post-empiricism and the Reconstruction of Theory and Application, published by Wiley.
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"A very useful and insightful book." Political Studies
Innehållsförteckning
Preface. 1. Introduction: Theory, Metatheory and Discourse.2. Concept Formation: Contest and Reconstruction.3. The Constitution of Society: Agency and Structure.4. Values in Social Science: Decisions, Justifications and Communities.5. Models of Applied Social Science: Engineering, Enlightenment, Interaction and Dialogue.6. Conclusion: Impossible and Possible Sociology.Notes.References.Index.
