Theory in action : theoretical constructionism /

How to approach social theory actively, with a theoretical lens analogous to the use of methods, has been a challenge for professional scholars and students alike. Rather than treating social theory in an iconic manner, we explore the active use of theorizing for constructing and generating new know...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sohlberg, Peter (Editor ), Leiulfsrud, Hȧkon (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Colección:Studies in Critical Social Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Sciences sociales > Philosophie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Social sciences > Methodology
Social sciences > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Theory in Action: Theoretical Constructionism
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Figures
  • About the Authors
  • 1: Theory and Theoretical Operations
  • 2: On the Heuristic Role of Concepts in Theorizing
  • 3: Sociology and the Power of (Ordinary) Language
  • 4: Weber's Ideal Types: A Sociological Operation between Theory and Method
  • 5: Class Operations and Measures
  • 6: Question-Driven Sociology and Methodological Contextualism
  • 7: If Not, Why Not and What If: Asking Counterfactual Questions
  • 8: Abduction
  • Assessing Fruitfulness and the Construction of Scientific Concepts
  • 9: Theorizing through Comparative Case Studies
  • 10: Explanatory Practices in Sociology: An Overview
  • 11: A Thick Description of Robert K. Merton's Middle Range Theory
  • Manifest Properties and Latent Ambivalence
  • Index.

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