Power, Trust, and Meaning: Essays in Sociological Theory and Analysis (Heritage of Sociology S) - Softcover

Eisenstadt, S. N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226195562 ISBN 13: 9780226195568

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1995

Synopsis

Power, Trust, and Meaning This collection of 12 theoretical essays spans more than 40 years of research in order to explore the bases of human action and society. Framed by a new introduction and an extensive epilogue, the essays trace the major developments of contemporary sociological theory and analysis. Full description

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Synopsis:

This collection of 12 theoretical essays explore the bases of human action and society, and trace the major developments of contemporary sociological theory and analysis. Examining themes of trust and solidarity among immigrants, youth groups and generations, in the forms of friendship, kinship, and patron-client relationships, Eisenstadt explores larger questions of social structure and agency, conflict and change, and the reconstitution of the social order. He looks also at political and religious systems, paying attention to historical empires and the major civilizations. United by what they reveal about three major dimensions of social life - power, trust and meaning - these essays offer a perspective on the relations between culture and social structure.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0226195562
• ISBN 13: 9780226195568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 413