Ahmed Gurnah, Alan Scott

The Uncertain Science (Routledge Revivals)

Criticism of Sociological Formalism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1992, this clear and assured book reveals the blind alleys of sociological theory and research. The authors present a bold and persuassive case for abandoning the quest for foundationalism in the social science. Well informed and cogently argued, this will be of particular intrest to students of Sociology and Philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 283g
• ISBN-13: 9780415611701
• ISBN-10: 0415611709
• Artikelnr.: 36814612

Autorenporträt

Ahmed Gurnah formerly taught Sociology at Sheffield Polytechnic, and Alan Scott teaches Sociology at the University of East Anglia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Formalism and the formation of sociological discourse 1. Empiricism
and positivism in history and sociology 2. Philosophical formalism and the
development of sociology Part II Formalism in contemporary sociology 3.
Claude Levi-Strauss: universal categories and the end of racism 4. Jurgen
Habermas: universal categories and the primary of the Occient Part III Some
consequences of formalism for sociological analysis 5. Modernization,
modernity and beyond: recent trends in social theory 6. Conclusion: theory
and history