Formal theory in sociology : opportunity or pitfall? /
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994. |
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| Description: | ix, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series, the new inequalities |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1616777 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Demise of Theory Construction
- 1. Did Social Science Break Down in the 1970s?
- 2. The Failure of Sociology to Institutionalize Cumulative Theorizing
- 3. Sociological Theory: Complex, Fragmented, and Politicized
- 4. Sociological Theory: The Half-full Cup
- Part 2. Alternative Strategies for Developing Formal Theory
- 5. Resistance in Sociology to Formal Theory Construction
- 6. Sociological Theory: What Has Gone Wrong and How to Put It Right: A View from Britain
- 7. What Have We Failed to Systematize Reality's Complexities?
- 8. Formal Theory Construction in Gender Sociology: An Unexploited Gold Mine of Possibilities
- 9. Constructing Bridges between Sociological Paradigms and Levels: Trying to Make Sociological Theory More Complex, Less Fragmented, and Less Politicized
- Part 3. Implications for the Discipline
- 10. Recommendations from Jerald Hage
- 11. Recommendations from Jonathan Turner
- References
- Index