Understanding social theory/

Main Author: Layder, Derek
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London: Sage Publications, 1994
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 A map of the Terrain: the organisation of the book,Part 1 The view from on high, 2 The legacy of Talcott Parsons,3 Varieties of Marxism, Meanings, situations and experience, Part 2 Where the action is, 4 Meanings , situations and experience, 5 Perceiving and accomplishing, Part 3 Breaking free and burning bridges, 6 Foucault and the postmodern turn, 7 Beyond Marco and Micro: abandoning false problems, 8 Giddenʹs structuration theory, Part 4 Only connect: forging links, 9 Linking Marco and Micro, 10 A loose coupling of social orders, 11 Habermasʹs lifeworld and system, 12 Conclusion: pulling the threads together.