Structures of Power and Constraint: Papers in Honor of Peter M. Blau - Softcover

Calhoun, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521113164 ISBN 13: 9780521113168

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book discusses the question: are social structures products of human action, expressions of individual or group power?

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Paperback. Pub Date: Jun Pages: 344 in Publisher: Camidge University Press Are social structures products of human action. Expressions of individual or group power Or are they essentially external constraints on human action. Necessarily analyzed at a different level How are themes of power and constraint to be joined in a common analytic approach These have long been central questions for sociologists. since the collapse of functionalism as a unifying paradigm. however they have often appeared as the basis for sharp divisions between competing analytic paradigms. The divide between structuralism and rational-choice theory has been one of the most prominent such splits. Yet each approach has undergone a revival in past years. The editors of this book. in honour of Peter Blau. ought together a wide range of distinguished sociologists who have taken positions on different side...

Book Description

Are social structures products of human action, expressions of individual or group power? Or are they essentially external constraints on human action, necessarily analyzed at a different level? The editors of this book brought together a wide range of distinguished sociologists who have taken positions on different sides of this issue and brings them into focus as parts of a common discourse on the place of social structure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521113164
• ISBN 13: 9780521113168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508