The Handbook of Political Behavior: Volume 3 - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 147570500X ISBN 13: 9781475705003

Casa editrice: Springer, 2012

Riassunto

In the writing of prefaces for works of this sort, most editors report being faced with similar challenges and have much in common in relating how these challenges are met. They acknowledge that their paramount ob­ jective is to provide more than an overview of topics but rather to offer selective critical reviews that will serve to advance theory and research in the particular area reviewed. The question of the appropriate audience to be addressed is usually answered by directing material to a potential audience of social scientists, graduate students, and, occasionally, ad­ vanced undergraduate students. Editors who are confronted with the problem of structuring their material often explore various means by which their social science discipline might be subdivided, then generally conclude that no particular classification strategy is superior. In elabo­ rating on the process by which the enterprise was initiated, editors typ­ ically resort to a panel of luminaries, who provide independent support for the idea and then offer both suggestions for topics and the authors who will write them. Editors usually concede that chapter topics and content do not reflect their original conception but are a compromise between their wishes and the authors' expertise and capabilities. Editors report that inevitable delays occur, authors drop out of projects and are replaced, and new topics are introduced. Finally, editors frequently con­ fess that the final product is incomplete, with gaps occurring because of failed commitments by authors or because authors could not be secured to write certain chapters.

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Contenuti

1 Political Sociology: History and Scope.- Political Sociology.- to Political Sociology.- Definition and Origin of Political Sociology.- History of Political Sociology.- The Classical Period.- The Great Debate.- Political Elites: Conservative versus Democratic.- Toward a Political Sociological Paradigm.- Scope of Political Sociology.- Society and Politics―Models.- Multivariate Relationship between Society and Politics.- The Multivariate Model.- The Functional and Historical Scope of Political Sociology.- References.- 2 Sociological Theory and Political Sociology: Interpretations of Classical Statements.- Karl Marx (1818–1883).- Images of Society.- Images of Politics.- Conclusion.- Max Weber (1864–1920).- Images of Society and Science.- Images of Politics.- Emile Durkheim (1858–1917).- Images of Society.- Images of Politics.- Intermezzo.- Talcott Parsons (1902–1979).- Images of Society.- Images of Politics.- Conclusion.- C. Wright Mills (1916–1963).- Images of Society.- Images of Politics.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 3 Theory and Political Sociology.- Theory in Sociology.- The Covering Law or Axiomatic Approach.- The Classificatory or Taxonomic Approach.- The Causal Modeling Approach.- The Empirical Regularities Approach.- Problems and Prospects in Various Theoretical Strategies.- Theoretical Models and Principles of the Early Masters.- Auguste Comte and “The Science of Society”.- Herbert Spencer on Political Processes.- Karl Marx’s Models and Principles.- Emile Durkheim’s Theoretical Principles.- Vilfredo Pareto’s Models and Principles.- Max Weber’s Models and Principles.- Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives and Political Sociology.- Functional Theory and Political Sociology.- Conflict Theory and Political Sociology.- Exchange Theory and Political Sociology.- Theoretical Implications of Recent Research in Political Sociology.- Individuals as Units of Analysis.- Groups as Units of Analysis.- The Structure of Power in Complex Organizations.- Community Power.- Social Movements.- Societies as Units of Analysis: Modernization and Political Development.- Dependency Theory and the World Systems Approach.- Conclusion.- References.- 4 Politics and Social Structure.- The Problem of Structure.- The Problem of Inequality.- Pluralist Politics and Social Inequality.- The Problem of Social Integration.- Conceptualizing Integration.- Social Networks in Industrial Societies.- Politics and Social Integration.- Conclusion.- References.- 5 Power Structures.- Theoretical Models.- Definitions.- A Comparative Framework.- The Radical-Democracy Model.- The Democratic-Pluralism Model.- The Multiple-Elites Model.- The Power Elite Model.- The Class Conflict Model.- Empirical Studies.- Problems of Analysis.- Identifying Actors.- Elite Composition and Overlap.- Beliefs and Ideologies.- Decision-Making Studies.- What Is to Be Done?.- A State of Disarray.- Prospects for Research.- References.- 6 Political Anthropology.- to Political Anthropology.- The Nature of Anthropology.- The Problem of Definition.- The Development of Political Anthropology.- The Nineteenth-Century Evolutionists.- The Reaction.- The British Functionalists.- The Broadening Perspective.- The Neo-Evolutionists.- Process and Decision Making.- Types of Political Systems.- Uncentralized Systems.- Centralized Systems.- The Evolution of the State.- Intrasocietal Conflict Theories.- Warfare and Environmental Circumscription.- Hydraulic Civilization.- Population, Urbanization, and Intensification.- Institutionalization of Leadership.- Systems Theories.- Processes of Political Action.- Power, Authority, and Compliance.- Religion and the Supernatural.- Action Theory.- Game Theory.- Factions.- The Future of Political Anthropology.- References.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 147570500X
• ISBN 13: 9781475705003
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 436
• Redattore: Long Samuel
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile