Society and Culture: Scarcity and SolidaritySociety and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it produces cultural relativism and lacks a stable research agenda. This book looks at these criticisms and illustrates the relevance of a sociological perspective in the analysis of human practice. The book argues that the classical tradition must be treated as a living tradition, rather than a period piece. It analyzes the fundamental principles of belonging and conflict in society and provides a detailed critical survey of the p |
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... analysis of the integration subsystem . That is , sociology pro- vides an analysis of value integration , but Parsons also appears to regard sociology as that discipline which stands as the crown of the general theory of action , whose ...
... analysis of the integration subsystem . That is , sociology pro- vides an analysis of value integration , but Parsons also appears to regard sociology as that discipline which stands as the crown of the general theory of action , whose ...
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... analysis . The Marxist doctrine of historical materialism proposed that men make their own history , but not under conditions of their own choosing . More generally , establishing causal adequacy , in the Weberian sense of the term , is ...
... analysis . The Marxist doctrine of historical materialism proposed that men make their own history , but not under conditions of their own choosing . More generally , establishing causal adequacy , in the Weberian sense of the term , is ...
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... analysis of these features of contemporary life into a cogent historical and comparative framework of the central processes of capitalism . Strictly speaking , the study does not demonstrate a novel structural transformation . In so far ...
... analysis of these features of contemporary life into a cogent historical and comparative framework of the central processes of capitalism . Strictly speaking , the study does not demonstrate a novel structural transformation . In so far ...
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