Structure of Social Theory
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classical sociological theory
contemporary
Contemporary Social Theory
Contemporary Society
critical realism
dualism
Dualistic Ontology
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Face To Face
Feuerbach's Materialism
Feuerbach’s Materialism
Giddens 1995b
Habermas 1987b
hermeneutic approach to social change
hermeneutic sociology
human
human agency analysis
Human Social Relations
interpretive social science
Marx 1977b
Marx 1977c
Master Slave Dialectic
Ontic Existence
ontological
ontology
parsons
Parsons 1966a
Poison Oracle
reality
relation
relations
Social Ontology
social relations theory
Social Reproduction
Social Structure
Social System
Vice Versa
Voluntary Theory
Weber 1991c
Zande Society
Zande Witchcraft
Product details
- ISBN 9780415652063
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Sep 2012
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Drawing on the work of Gadamer, the book demonstrates that a sociology which focuses on social relations does not imply a return to idealism, nor a retreat into individualism, nor a rejection of critique. Rather, a hermeneutic sociology which prioritises human social relations is the only coherent paradigm which is available today. The author argues that sociologists studying the dramatic social transformations which are currently occuring should focus on social relations between humans; they should not attempt to understand contemporary changes in terms of structure and agency.
Anthony King is Professor in Sociology at Exeter University.
