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Constructing Social Theories
Häftad, 1987
352 kr
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Constructing Social Theories presents to the reader a range of strategies for constructing theories, and in a clear, rigorous, and imaginative manner, illustrates how they can be applied. Arthur L. Stinchcombe argues that theories should not be invented in the abstract—or applied a priori to a …
Logic of Social Research
Häftad, 2005
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
290 kr
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Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the …
When Formality Works
Authority and Abstraction in Law and Organizations
Häftad, 2001
259 kr
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In this innovative exploration of the concept of formality, or governing by abstraction, Arthur Stinchcombe breathes new life into an idea that scholars have all but ignored in recent years. We have come to assume that governing our social activities by advance planning—by creating abstract …
Information and Organizations
Häftad, 1990
334 kr
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An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a …
Information and Organizations
E-bok, 1990
526 kr
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An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a …
Stratification and Organization
Selected Papers
Inbunden, 1986
1809 kr
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The essays in this collection, on stratification, organization and the discipline of sociology, all bear upon a general theoretical question: what models of rationality are necessary or suitable to explain individual and collective action in institutional contexts? Professor Stinchcombe was one of …
Roads From Past To Future
Av Charles Tilly, Arthur L. Stinchcombe
Häftad, 1997
618 kr
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Over the years Charles Tilly has had an indelible influence on a remarkable number of key questions in social science and history. In the fields of social change, states and institutions, urbanization, and historical sociology, his seminal work has spawned whole new lines of inquiry and research. …
Sugar Island Slavery in the Age of Enlightenment
The Political Economy of the Caribbean World
E-bok, 1995
808 kr
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Plantations, especially sugar plantations, created slave societies and a racism persisting well into post-slavery periods: so runs a familiar argument that has been used to explain the sweep of Caribbean history. Here one of the most eminent scholars of modern social theory applies this assertion …
Economic Sociology
Av Arthur L. Stinchcombe, Edward Shorter m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
807 kr
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Economic Sociology introduces the student to the main conceptions of economic sociology; illustrates the application of the concepts and theories of economic sociology; and critiques the growing literature that uses economic sociology in the explanation of macroscopic social phenomena, mostly …
Theoretical Methods in Social History
E-bok, 2013
378 kr
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Theoretical Methods in Social History examines how generality can be wrested from historical facts. The book explores the various aspects on the application of social theory to historical materials. Chapters delve on various historical issues such as the sociological bias of Trotsky and De …
Logic of Social Research
Inbunden, 2005
711 kr
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Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the …
When Formality Works
Authority and Abstraction in Law and Organizations
Inbunden, 2001
684 kr
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In this exploration of the concept of formality, or governing by abstraction, Arthur Stinchcombe breathes new life into an idea that scholars have all but ignored in recent years. We have come to assume that governing our social activities by advance planning--by creating abstract descriptions of …
