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... perspective ; see , especially , Chapter 5 ) . 3. Theories that lead to clear hypotheses that can be tested ... perspectives that were denied entry into the heart of sociological theory have come , in recent years , to attain a central ...
... perspective ; see , especially , Chapter 5 ) . 3. Theories that lead to clear hypotheses that can be tested ... perspectives that were denied entry into the heart of sociological theory have come , in recent years , to attain a central ...
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... perspective is the idea that social theory is not merely an academic exercise but should affect the social world through such interventions . Given his focus on the individual , Coleman recognizes that he is a method- ological ...
... perspective is the idea that social theory is not merely an academic exercise but should affect the social world through such interventions . Given his focus on the individual , Coleman recognizes that he is a method- ological ...
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... perspective , is rife with am- bivalence and contradictions . Among the aspects of the moral condition viewed from a postmodern perspective are the following : 1. People are neither good nor bad but morally ambivalent , and it is ...
... perspective , is rife with am- bivalence and contradictions . Among the aspects of the moral condition viewed from a postmodern perspective are the following : 1. People are neither good nor bad but morally ambivalent , and it is ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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