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Advances in Social Theory and Methodology (RLE Social Theory) - Toward an Integration of Micro- and Macro-Sociologies (Paperback)
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Advances in Social Theory and Methodology (RLE Social Theory) - Toward an Integration of Micro- and Macro-Sociologies (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
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After a period in which sociology was torn apart by the polarized
claims of micro- and macro-methodology, an increasing number of
sociologists are now attempting a fusion of the two approaches. In
this volume, some of the most distinguished sociologists set out
possible resolutions of the debate. Each of the chapters, placed in
perspective by the editors' prologue, approaches the problem from a
unique angle. Aaron Cicourel argues for a macro-basis of social
interaction; Randall Collins shows how the macro consists of an
aggregate of micro-episodes; Troy Duster presents a methodological
model for generating a systematic data base across different
contexts of social action through his examination of the procedures
governing screening for inherited disorders. Rom Harre launches a
philosophical attack on what he sees as a spurious bifurcation of
micro- and macro-levels. Anthony Giddens explores the problem of
unintended consequences, and Gilles Fauconnier, through a depiction
of Jesuitical casuistry, shows how vital clues to macro-structure
can be elicited from the micro-phenomenon of language. Victor Lidz
continues the language theme in his chapter on the implications of
advances in linguistic theory for macro-systems theory. Niklas
Luhmann illustrates the micro-macro problem by the communication
about law in interaction systems. The theory of historical
materialism is reassessed by Jurgen Habermas. Taking the example of
Renault and electric vehicles, Michel Callon and Bruno Latour
investigate how micro-actor status is attained and the
sociologist's involvement in this transformation. Finally, Pierre
Bourdieu, writing on men and machines, analyses the historical
imperatives that create the complex relation between man and his
environment.
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