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... argued that sociologists should treat social facts as things . As such , social facts were to be studied empirically ; this practice distinguished sociologists from philosophers who merely speculated about abstract issues without ...
... argued that sociologists should treat social facts as things . As such , social facts were to be studied empirically ; this practice distinguished sociologists from philosophers who merely speculated about abstract issues without ...
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... argued that social relationships require both elements that are known to the in- teractants and those that are unknown to one party or the other . In other words , even the most intimate relationships require both nearness and distance ...
... argued that social relationships require both elements that are known to the in- teractants and those that are unknown to one party or the other . In other words , even the most intimate relationships require both nearness and distance ...
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... argued that the idea of functional positions varying in their importance to society is difficult to support . Are garbage collectors re- ally any less important to the survival of society than advertising executives ? Despite the lower ...
... argued that the idea of functional positions varying in their importance to society is difficult to support . Are garbage collectors re- ally any less important to the survival of society than advertising executives ? Despite the lower ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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