On Sociology Second Edition Volume One: Critique and Program

by John H. Goldthorpe

Book Overview

On Sociology--extensively revised, updated, and enlarged for this second edition--addresses the current state of the discipline. Looking to unify increasingly disparate areas of theory and research, John Goldthorpe presents a new mainstream for sociology, combining the demonstrated strengths of large-scale quantitative research and the explanatory power of social action theory. The author's wide-ranging mastery, extending over comparative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804749973
• ISBN13: 9780804749978
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"