Problematics of Sociology

Problematics of Sociology
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 133
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ISBN-10 : 9780520918320
ISBN-13 : 0520918320
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Book Synopsis Problematics of Sociology by : Neil J. Smelser

Download or read book Problematics of Sociology written by Neil J. Smelser and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These skillfully written essays are based on the Georg Simmel Lectures delivered by Neil J. Smelser at Humboldt University in Berlin in the spring of 1995. A distillation of Smelser's reflections after nearly four decades of research, teaching, and thought in the field of sociology, the essays identify, as he says in the first chapter, ". . . some central problematics—those generic, recurrent, never resolved and never completely resolvable issues—that shape the work of the sociologist." Each chapter considers a different level of sociological analysis: micro (the person and personal interaction), meso (groups, organizations, movements), macro (societies), and global (multi-societal). Within this framework, Smelser covers a variety of topics, including the place of the rational and the nonrational in social action and in social science theory; the changing character of group attachments in post-industrial society; the eclipse of social class; and the decline of the nation-state as a focus of solidarity. The clarity of Smelser's writing makes this a book that will be welcomed throughout the field of social science as well as by anyone wishing to understand sociology's essential characteristics and problems.


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