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... social world . Although grand theories deal with the changing nature of the social world , theoretical portraits offer more static de- scriptions of the social world at a particular point in time . We could think of these as snapshots of ...
... social world . Although grand theories deal with the changing nature of the social world , theoretical portraits offer more static de- scriptions of the social world at a particular point in time . We could think of these as snapshots of ...
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... social concern . 3. Every aspect of the social world , from the most exalted to the most mundane , can be the subject of social theory . 4. Social thinkers may focus on particular behaviors because they find them important and ...
... social concern . 3. Every aspect of the social world , from the most exalted to the most mundane , can be the subject of social theory . 4. Social thinkers may focus on particular behaviors because they find them important and ...
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... social world tend to have a similar habitus . In this sense , habitus can also be a collective phenomenon . The habitus al- lows an actor to make sense out of the social world , but the existence of a mul- titude of habitus means that the ...
... social world tend to have a similar habitus . In this sense , habitus can also be a collective phenomenon . The habitus al- lows an actor to make sense out of the social world , but the existence of a mul- titude of habitus means that the ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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