The Future of the Sociological Classics (RLE Social Theory): 27 (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138783099 ISBN 13: 9781138783096

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

In this important volume of specially commissioned essays, nine leading sociologists present their answers to the question, 'What use are the sociological classics today?' They report on the latest scholarship, on neglected features of the various masters, on promising applications and unrecognised implications.

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In the area of social theory I am interested in how agency and structure combine in social life. In relation to this I have developed the 'theory of social domains' which represents my own attempt to deal with the agency-structure problem. I have also developed a methodological approach called 'adaptive theory'. This attempts to harness the creative synergy between 'received' (or 'preconceived') and 'emergent' theory, but also depends on a close connection between the construction of explanatory theory and the collection of empirical data. My ongoing interests are in drawing out the links between the 'theory of social domains' and 'adaptive theory' in the context of empirical research. With these objectives in mind I have recently completed studies of self-identity, emotion, intimacy, and power and control in social life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138783099
• ISBN 13: 9781138783096
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Rhea Buford