What people are saying - Write a reviewReview: Social Theory and Social StructureUser Review - Dennis - GoodreadsIt is about theory (sociological) but easy to understand. The examples used are clear and make a point as well in every days life (like the 'self-fulfilling prophecy'. A backbone for my thesis. Read full review Related books
Contents
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrasesanomie assumption attitudes basic become belief bureaucracy Chapter concept concerned conflict consequences context cosmopolitan course cultural derived deviant behavior distinctive Durkheim economic effect empirical research evidence example fact formulation func functional analysis functional sociology goals hypotheses ideas ideological implications in-group indicate individuals influentials inquiry institutional integration intellectual interest interpretation involved latent functions logical manifest functions Mannheim Marx Max Weber membership ment middle range middle-range theory moral motives nonconformity norms observation occupational organization orientation out-group paradigm pattern political machine position practice Press problems procedures propaganda psychological Puritan reference group behavior reference group theory relations relative requirements role role-set scientific scientists significant situation social science social structure social system society sociological theory sociologists sociology of knowledge Soldier Sorokin specific status strata suggests systematic Talcott Parsons theoretical thought tion types University values variables workers York Bibliographic information |