Social Action Systems: Foundation and Synthesis in Sociological Theory
كاتب الموضوع
رسالة
د. فرغلى هارون
المدير العـام
عدد الرسائل : 3278 تاريخ التسجيل : 07/05/2008
موضوع: Social Action Systems: Foundation and Synthesis in Sociological Theory 21/5/2010, 5:26 pm
Social Action Systems: Foundation and Synthesis in Sociological Theory By Thomas J. Fararo Praeger Publishers, 2001 336 pages 1.18 MB
Employing a process philosophical approach, Fararo studies general theoretical sociology as a time-extended tradition with three phases: classical, postclassical, and recent. The author especially focuses on the work of Talcott Parsons and George Homans, two contemporary theorists whose common aspiration was to forge a theoretical foundation for sociology that would serve to unify and integrate all theories growing out of sociological research. Ultimately, the book offers a unique perspective on sociological theory by carefully distinguishing other intellectual orientations from that of general theory.