New Rules of Sociological Method: A Positive Critique of Interpretative Sociologies - Brossura

Giddens, Anthony

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ISBN 10: 0745611176 ISBN 13: 9780745611174

Casa editrice: Polity Press, 1993

Riassunto

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory.

The first section of the work provides a concise critical analysis of some leading schools of thought in social philosophy, giving particular attention to phenomenology, ethnomethodology and Wittgensteinian thought. Giddens concentrates primarily upon the implications of these various perspectives for an account of human action and its intelligibility. An `action approach' on its own, however, will not do; in human social life, action and structure presuppose one another. The author therefore moves on to provide a series of concepts relevant to understanding the production and reproduction of society. The book concludes with a succinct statement of some `new rules of sociological method'.

Representing the first, and most trenchant, exposition of the principles of structuration theory, this edition also contains a substantial new Introduction in which Giddens replies to some of the more persistent criticisms made of the original version and also addresses some important issues originally discussed only in a cursory way.

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Recensione

′It is difficult to imagine social–scientific thought and practice in Britain and much of Continental Europe without the distinctive contribution of Anthony Giddens. His prolific work has the unique merit of tying together the rich tradition of modern social thought with the challenges of whatever is new and unprecedented in what he has called the ′late modern′ or ′post–traditional′ world.′ Times Literary Supplement

L'autore

Tony Giddens is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Polity Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0745611176
• ISBN 13: 9780745611174
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 196
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile