George C. Homans : history, theory, and method
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George C. Homans : history, theory, and method
Paradigm Publishers, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
George C. Homans: History, Theory, and Method offers original essays written by scholars from the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, and literature with the aim of assessing Homans's rich and diverse intellectual contributions. It is the first volume in over thirty years to offer a reappraisal of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's leading social scientists.
Table of Contents
- Introduction The Sentiments and Activities of George C. Homans
- 1: The Rise of Homans at Harvard
- 2: A Medievalist for the Twentieth Century
- 3: Efficient Causes, Final Causes, and Human Nature
- 4: Elements and Identity
- 5: Homans's Vision of Social Exchange
- 6: Homans and Emerson on Power
- 7: Exchange, Affect, and Group Relations
- 8: Homans and the Study of Justice
- 9: The Return of the Ghost of Utilitarianism
- 10: Theorizing in Sociology
- 11: Bringing Obligations Back into Human Rights
- 12: George C. Homans's Life in Poetry
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