Formal theory in sociology : opportunity or pitfall? / edited by Jerald Hage.

Other author Hage, Jerald, 1932-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Descriptionix, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSUNY series, the new inequalities
SUNY series, the new inequalities. ^A320711
Contents Did social science break down in the 1970s? / Randall Collins and David Waller -- The failure of sociology to institutionalize cumulative theorizing / Jonathan Turner -- Sociological theory : complex, fragmented, and politicized / Jerald Hage -- Sociological theory : the half-full cup / Bernard P. Cohen -- Resistance in sociology to formal theory construction / Jack P. Gibbs -- Sociological theory : what has gone wrong and how to put it right, a view from Britain / Peter Abell -- Why have we failed to systematize reality's complexities? / Hubert M. Blalock, Jr. -- Formal theory construction in gender sociology : an unexploited gold mine of possibilities / Janet Saltzman Chafetz -- Constructing bridges between sociological paradigms and levels : trying to make sociological theory more complex, less fragmented, and less politicized / Jerald Hage.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-195) and indexes.
LCCN 93032114
ISBN0791419517 (acid-free)
ISBN0791419525 (pbk. : acid-free)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HM24.F672 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold