Theory building in sociology : assessing theoretical cumulation
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Theory building in sociology : assessing theoretical cumulation
(Key issues in sociological theory, v. 3)
Sage Publications, c1989
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume, stemming from the annual meeting of the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association, addresses theoretical cumulation in two senses: } the rigorous empirical testing of theoretical models } the synthesis, extension and consolidation of the existing theoretical base of the discipline.
This distinguished group of contributors, all leading scholars, have expanded upon the wisdom of the giants of theoretical sociology, and creatively broadened the base of theory in the field. Through the description and analysis of their own theoretical programmes, they show that the cumulation of theory is possible in sociology and point the directions and methods this cumulation should take.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Jonathan H Turner
Can Sociology Be A Cumulative Science?
Theory Growth, Social Processes, and Metatheory - Joseph Berger, David G Wagner and Morris Zelditch Jr
Structures of Social Positions and Structures of Social Relations - Peter M Blau
Rational Choice Foundations of Social Order - Michael Hechter
The Paradox of Social Order - Ralph H Turner
Code, Structure, and Action - Richard Munch
Building a Theory of Structuration from a Parsonian Point of View
Toward A Microtheory of Structuring - Jonathan H Turner and Randall Collins
Commentary - Bryan S Turner
Some Reflections on Cumulative Theorizing in Sociology
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