Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science - The Lost Heritage (Hardcover)

An understanding of the complex consequences of social processes and social design activities necessitates a holistic systemic perspective, systematised in the classic structural-functional research tradition, which is presented in Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science. In contrast to fragmented discussions of functionalism and functional analyses, the approach here covers a span ranging from ontological, epistemological and primarily methodological aspects of functionalism. The functionalist tradition in social science is placed in a historic context, and problematised from a philosophy of science perspective. Unique here is a detailed account of four classic functionalist research programmes with a discussion of functionalism, not primarily as a worldview, but as systematic knowledge-generating research strategies. In addition to descriptive and causal questions, the importance of a further research question is demonstrated, i.e., the identification of crucial problems of social organisation. Functionalist research strategies and functional analysis are of interest for social scientists and students in sociology, political science, and social anthropology. Moreover, the book is relevant for researchers and students of philosophy of science and social science methodology

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Peter Sohlberg
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-37646-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Promotions
LSN:	0-367-37646-6
Barcode:	9780367376468

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