Orthodox Consensus Radical Alternative Study by Atkinson Dick (12 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Good condition paperback with faded and creased spine. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 307 pages, a near fine hbk in a like dust-jacket (price-clipped) [0435820311].

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 307 pages; Description: ix, 307 p. 1 illus. 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Sociology --Methodology--History 1 Kg. …

ISBN 465-05360-2. Hardback. First American Printing. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight sound unmarked copy. $10.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 307 pages; Description: ix, 307 p. 1 illus. 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Sociology --Methodology--History 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. 1st Amer. ed. Very good, DJ sl. Torn, 307pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Condition: Wie neu. Gr. 8°. IX, 307 Seiten. Originalpappband. Umschlag berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - This book is a highly controversial study of modern sociological theory. Dick Atkinson argues that the dominant schools of social thought form a consensus. He analyses the work of three of the key figures in the development of modern sociology - Talcott Parsons, Max Weber and Karl Marx - and highlights both the convergent elements and those points of dissent which form a submerged alternative theme in their writings. He suggests that the work of many contemporary writers such as Marcuse, Rex and Dahrendorf have Contributed to the modern consensus so that the mainstream of modern social theory contains an established, orthodox view of society whose implications are deeply conservative. On the other hand, the submerged alternative theme in the work of the founding fathers of modern sociology and the empirical work of such writers -as Laing, Goffman and Gross suggests |;the possibility of another, more adequate sociological theory. The author criticizes 'concepts - such as norm, role, and social structure - and conceptualised processes - such as socialisation and legitimation. He urges that not only must our sociological view of man be redefined and humanised but also our view of the determinants of man's action and relationships must be reshaped. The long, final section of the book sets out to do just this. The person and situational logic, not the actor and role, are the central concepts on which the alternative sociological theory is based. The meaning, not the form, of action is given priority. Such structural concepts as class and status are rejected in favour of new concepts and a new concern - man's constant attempts to shape and control his life situations through his everyday activities. The patterns and meanings of social life are seen as stemming neither from external or internalized structures which impose their imprint on man's actions. Rather, man is seen as the master, and the very concepts of social structure and social system (whether in conflict or cohesion) are jettisoned and replaced. Finally, this leads Dick Atkinson to argue that the 'new sociology' involves a new kind of sociologist and a new kind of sociological activity. The implications are revolutionary for both sociology and politics. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Hb. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 307pp Dorothy Wedderburn's copy. Looks at Parsons, Weber and Marx, then modern commentators.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 307pp., notes, index, Ownership signature o/w nice copy.