224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This comprehensive set introduces the fundamental principles of Sociology as propounded by such great figures as Gerth and Mills, Schlesinger, and Homans. Containing classic works of social theory and empirical research, volumes in this set bring together the British, European and American traditions. The whole body of sociological theory is presented in such a way that is valuable and accessible to both students and teachers of Sociology, Political Theory and Geography.
Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Anti-Scientific Views about Social Enquiry; Chapter 2 The Criticism Of Abstraction; Chapter 3 The Criticism of Generality; Chapter 4 The Criticism of Generality; Chapter 5 Empirical Evidence and Sympathetic Understanding; Chapter 6 Facts and Values; Chapter 7 The Denial of Objectivity; Part 2 The Logical Peculiarities of Social Enquiry; Chapter 8 Introduction; Chapter 9 Psychology and the Social Sciences; Chapter 10 The use of General Statements; Chapter 11 The use of Straightforward Laws; Chapter 12 The use of Statements of Chance; Chapter 13 The use of Tendency Statements; Chapter 14 The Assumption of Rationality; Chapter 15 The Study of History; Chapter 16 Social Enquiry and Social Practice;
Biography
Gibson, Quentin
