Social theory : a basic tool kit /
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| Imprint: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave MacMillan, 2003. |
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| Description: | xiv, 239 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5298359 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Tool Kit
- Part I. The Concept of the Individual
- What Do Individuals Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Individuals
- Part II. The Concept of Nature
- What Does Nature Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Nature
- Part III. The Concept of Culture
- What Does Culture Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Culture
- Part IV. The Concept of Action
- What Does Action Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Action
- Part V. The Concept of Social Structure
- What Does Social Structure Explain?
- Testing the Explanatory Value of Social Structure
- Part VI. Conclusion
- Get Real: a Perspective on Social Science
- Being Practical: the Uses and Payoffs of Social Explanation
- Appendix: Do it Yourself; Using the Tool Kit to Develop your Own Hypotheses
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading
