Dissecting the Social: On the Principles of Analytical Sociology
كاتب الموضوع
رسالة
د. فرغلى هارون
المدير العـام
عدد الرسائل : 3278 تاريخ التسجيل : 07/05/2008
موضوع: Dissecting the Social: On the Principles of Analytical Sociology 21/5/2010, 5:13 pm
Dissecting the Social: On the Principles of Analytical Sociology Cambridge University Press, 2005 188 pages 1,32 mb
Building on his earlier influential contributions to contemporary debates on social theory, Peter Hedstrom argues for a systematic development of sociological theory so that it has the explanatory power and precision to inform sociological research and understanding–qualities lacking in much of the grand social theorizing currently fashionable.In the 1950s Merton introduced the notion of middle-range theory; theories capable of explaining specific empirical events and processes, yet built upon general explanatory principles. Hedstrom’s book is the best example of this type of approach in contemporary sociology. It may not appeal to the likes of H. Gintis who wants grand and speculative theories of the evolution of human societies, but for the rest of us, this is the way to go!
