History and Theory of the Social Sciences (e-bog) af Wagner, Peter
Wagner, Peter (forfatter)

History and Theory of the Social Sciences e-bog

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Divided into two parts, this book examines the train of social theory from the 19th century, through to the 'organization of modernity', in relation to ideas of social planning, and as contributors to the 'rationalistic revolution' of the 'golden age' of capitalism in the 1950s and 60s. Part two examines key concepts in the social sciences. It begins with some of the broadest concepts used by s...
E-bog 105,64 DKK
Forfattere Wagner, Peter (forfatter)
Udgivet 17 juli 2001
Længde 208 sider
Genrer Social and cultural anthropology
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781446264515
Divided into two parts, this book examines the train of social theory from the 19th century, through to the 'organization of modernity', in relation to ideas of social planning, and as contributors to the 'rationalistic revolution' of the 'golden age' of capitalism in the 1950s and 60s. Part two examines key concepts in the social sciences. It begins with some of the broadest concepts used by social scientists: choice, decision, action and institution and moves on to examine the 'collectivist alternative': the concepts of society, culture and polity, which are often dismissed as untenable by postmodernists today. This is a major contribution to contemporary social theory and provides a host of essential insights into the task of social science today.