Social action and power

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Social action and power

Franco Crespi ; [foreword by Zygmunt Bauman]

Blackwell, 1992, c1989

  • : hb
  • : pbk

タイトル別名

Azione sociale e potere

Social action & power

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注記

"First published in English in 1992"--T.p. verso

Translation of: Azione sociale e potere

Bibliography: p. [138]-144

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hb ISBN 9780631182320

内容説明

The relationship between agency and structure, individual and society, is at the heart of modern sociology and has a history almost as long as social science itself. Franco Crespi here writes a part of that history, tracing the social action debate from its origins, through the work of such theorists as Parsons, Luhmann, Boudon, Bourdieu, Giddens, Habermas and Alexander. While providing a survey of theories of social action (and a "career report" on this central debate) Crespi also takes the field a step further, developing a third road between the positivist and humanist approaches he so clearly outlines. Blending the problematics of social action with analysis of the ambivalent relation between action and the symbolic order, Crespi then redefines power as the ability of individuals and groups to cope with seemingly irreconcilable contradictions. Power thus becomes the intersecting point between agency and structure. Selected for special mention by the international jury of the European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences in 1990, "Social Action and Power" is aimed at students and scholars in sociology, political science and philsophy.

目次

  • Part 1 In search of action: action and behaviour
  • action and social system
  • rationality and the theory of action
  • action and labour
  • action and the subject-structure relation
  • action and communication
  • where to find action. Part 2 Action as a borderline concept: the reduction of action to meaning
  • observance of rules and relation to rules
  • the revival of the philosophy of praxis
  • life-world and anonymous intentionality
  • the ontology of understanding and the hermeneutical circle
  • existential phenomenology and hermeneutic
  • hermeneutic and pragmatism. Part 3 General categories of action: action and desire
  • insecurity and identity
  • action as involvement - care and responsibility
  • action and transcendence. Part 4 Power: sociality and normative order
  • inner power
  • outer power
  • structure power and the production of inequality
  • structural power and social system - the crises of power
  • theories of power and theory of action. Part 5 Problems of method: hermeneutic and scientific discourse
  • the phenomenological analysis of action
  • social research in a hermeneutical perspective. Part 6 Some conclusions.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780631182337

内容説明

`Franco Crespi's timely study aims at the very heart of contemporary sociological discourse. He provides a superb chart of a crucial and vast area of controversy.' Zygmunt Bauman. The relationship between agency and structure, individual and society, is at the heart of modern sociology, and has a history almost as long as social science itself. Franco Crespi here writes a part of that history, tracing the social action debate from its origins, through the work of such theorists as Parsons, Luhmann, Boudon, Bourdieu, Giddens, Habermas and Alexander. While providing an outstanding survey of theories of social action (and a 'career report' on this central debate) Crespi also takes the field a step further, developing a third road between the positivist and humanist approaches he so clearly outlines. Blending the problematics of social action with analysis of the ambivalent relation between action and the symbolic order, Crespi then redefines power as the ability of individuals and groups to cope with seemingly irreconcilable contradictions. Power thus becomes the intersecting point between agency and structure. Selected for special mention by the international jury of the European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences in 1990, Social Action and Power will be welcomed by students and scholars in sociology, political science and philosophy.

目次

Introduction Part I: In Search of Action 1. Action and Behaviour 2. Action and Social System 3. Rationality and the Theory of Action 4. Action and Labour 5. Action and the Subject-Structure Relation 6. Action and Communication 7. Where to find Action Part II: Action as A Borderline Concept 1. The Reduction of Action to Meaning 2. Observance of Rules and Relation to Rules 3. The Revival of the Philosophy of Praxis 4. Life-World and Anonimous Intentionality 5. The Ontology of Understanding and the Hermeneutical Circle 6. Existential Phenomenology and Hermeneutic 7. Hermeneutic and Pragmatism Part III: General Categories of Action 1. Action and Desire 2. Insecurity and Identity 3. Action as Involvement: Care and Responsibility 4. Action and Transcendence Part IV: Power 1. Sociality and Normative Order 2. Inner Power 3. Outer Power 4. Structural Power and the Production of Inequality 5. Structural Power and Social System: the Crises of Power 6. Theories of Power and Theory of Action Part V: Problems of Method 1. Hermeneutic and Scientific Discourse 2. The Phenomenological Analysis of Action 3. Social Research in a Hermeneutical Perspective Part VI: Some Conclusions.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA18762229
  • ISBN
    • 0631182322
    • 0631182330
  • LCCN
    92006017
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 原本言語コード
    ita
  • 出版地
    Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    x, 147 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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