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Routledge
264 Pages
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Routledge
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Central to most sociologists’ self-image is the claim that their theories are based on research. However, using a random sample of 680 articles appearing in major American, British and Canadian journals, Dr Menzies shows that in some areas of sociology the wide gap between theory and research means that much of sociological theory is virtually untested. He explains how theory is embodied in eight... Read more
1. Introduction: Theoreticians’ Theory and Research Theory 2. Functionalism: Hunch or Implausibility 3. Symbolic Interaction: Voluntaristic Interpretive Description 4. Causal Role Theory: People as Products and Creators of their Worlds 5. Men’s Interests: War and Peace 6. Action Theory, or a Person’s Got to Do What His Attitudes Say He’s Got to Do 7. Middle-Range Theory: A Realist View 8. Attainment Studies: The Concern for Equality of Opportunity 9. Uses and Abuses of Great Men: A Cautionary Tale 10. A Quantitative View of Current Sociology 11. Conclusion
Biography
Authored by Menzies, Kenneth
