The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology: Tradition and Formalization

by Thomas J. Fararo

Book Overview

Describing the field of sociology as a comprehensive research tradition, this book analyzes the field's various sub-traditions, and demonstrates that many of these traditions not only intersect, but share conceptual components. In close analyses of its central theoretical elements, the author develops an integrative philosophy of the field. Classical traditions in sociological thought are honored and utilized while newer methodologies, such as process...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521437954
• ISBN13: 9780521437950
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"