Concepts in action : conceptual constructionism

Author(s)

• Leiulfsrud, Håkon
• Sohlberg, Peter

Bibliographic Information

Concepts in action : conceptual constructionism

edited by Håkon Leiulfsrud, Peter Sohlberg

（Studies in critical social sciences）

Haymarket Books, 2018

• : pbk

Note

"First published in 2017 by Brill Academic Publishers, The Netherlands"-T.p. verso

"Published in paperback in 2018 by Haymarket Books"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Concepts in Action provides us with examples of the active and creative use of concepts for constructing and generating new knowledge. Examples of theoretic constructions and topics discussed refers to the function of theory in mainstream sociology; concepts enabling us to expand the range of interpretations; a critical view and approach to general concepts of culture, nature and consumption; concepts dealing with organization, institutions and actors; and examples of travelling concepts such as class, gender, race and social recognition.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors 1 Conceptual Constructionism: An Introduction Peter Sohlberg and Hakon Leiulfsrud 2 On the Near Disappearance of Concepts in Mainstream Sociology Richard Swedberg Part 1: Methodological Programs and Applications 3 What Do We Do with Norms-Conform, Break, Understand or Explain? Peter Sohlberg 4 Colligation Richard Swedberg 5 Sensitizing Concepts in Action: Expanding the Framework Anne Britt Flemmen Part 2: Culture, Nature and Consumption 6 Culture as a Sociological Concept Willy Martinussen 7 Bringing Nature Back In Willy Guneriussen 8 The Study of Consumption in Sociology-Beyond Utility Theory Pal Strandbakken Part 3: Social Structure, Organizations and Institutions 9 Social Structure John Scott 10 The Organization of Action Goeran Ahrne 11 About Actors: An Institutional Perspective Raimund Hasse 12 The Family and Interwoven Concepts Hakon Leiulfsrud 13 Collective Action: Why is it so Difficult for the Social Sciences to Grasp the Rational Aspects of Collective Action? Roar Hagen Part 4: Class, Gender, Race and Social Recognition 14 The Status of the Political in the Concept of Class Structure Erik Olin Wright 15 Gender as Analytic, Political and Interdisciplinary Concept Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen 16 Race: A Contested and Travelling Concept Mette Andersson 17 Recognition: Conceptualization and Context Antje Gimmler Index

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Details

• NCID: BB2866038X
• ISBN:
  • 9781608461578
• LCCN: 2017042377
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 330 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : H61
  • DC23 : 330.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Social constructionism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB06451783