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Social theory in the twentieth century

Title
Social theory in the twentieth century / Patrick Baert.
Author
Baert, Patrick, 1961-
Publication
Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 1998.

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 99-323Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
viii, 240 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
Social theory in the 20th century
Subject
  • Social sciences > Philosophy
  • Sociology > Philosophy
  • Functionalism (Social sciences)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-219) and index.
Contents
A timeless order and its achievement : structuralism and genetic structuralism -- The biological metaphor : functionalism and neo-functionalism -- The enigma of everyday life : symbolic interactionism, the dramaturgical approach and ethnomethodology -- The skilful accomplishment of social order : Giddens's structuration theory -- The history of the present : Foucault's archaeology and genealogy -- The spread of reason : Habermas's critical theory -- The invasion of economic man : rational choice theory -- Eroding foundations : positivism, falsificationism and realism.
Call Number
JFE 99-323
ISBN
  • 0745613853 (hbk.)
  • 0745613861 (pbk.)
OCLC
40561658
Author
Baert, Patrick, 1961-
Title
Social theory in the twentieth century / Patrick Baert.
Imprint
Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-219) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 99-323
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