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Revisiting Institutionalism in Sociology - Putting the "Institution" Back in Institutional Analysis (Hardcover)
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Revisiting Institutionalism in Sociology - Putting the "Institution" Back in Institutional Analysis (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
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There may not be a concept so central to sociology, yet so vaguely
defined in its contemporary usages, than institution. In Revisiting
Institutionalism in Sociology, Abrutyn takes an in-depth look at
what institutions are by returning to some of the insights of
classical theorists like Max Weber and Herbert Spencer, the
functionalisms of Talcott Parsons and S.N. Eisenstadt, and the more
recent evolutionary institutionalisms of Gerhard Lenski and
Jonathan Turner. Returning to the idea that various levels of
social reality shape societies, Abrutyn argues that institutions
are macro-level structural and cultural spheres of action,
exchange, and communication. They have emergent properties and
dynamics that are not reducible to other levels of social reality.
Rather than fall back on old functionalist solutions, Abrutyn
offers an original and synthetic theory of institutions like
religion or economy; the process by which they become autonomous,
or distinct cultural spaces that shape the color and texture of
action, exchange, and communication embedded within them; and how
they gain or lose autonomy by theorizing about institutional
entrepreneurship. Finally, Abrutyn lays bare the inner workings of
institutions, including their ecology, the way structure and
culture shape lower-levels of social reality, and how they develop
unique patterns of stratification and inequality founded on their
ecology, structure, and culture. Ultimately, Abrutyn offers a
refreshing take on macrosociology that brings functionalist,
conflict, and cultural sociologies together, while painting a new
picture of how the seemingly invisible macro-world influences the
choices humans make and the goals we set.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Advances in Sociology |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
2014 |
Authors: |
Seth Abrutyn
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
242 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-70276-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
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LSN: |
0-415-70276-3 |
Barcode: |
9780415702768 |
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