Social Theory as Science (Routledge Revivals)
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 2011
Book
Hardback
316 pages
978-0-415-60877-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific method, and a sociologist interested in the philosophy of science, presents a novel conception of how we should think about and carry out the scientific study of social life. This book combines an evaluation of different conceptions of the nature of science with an examination of important sociological theorists and frameworks. This second edition of the work was originally published in 1982.
Reviews / Votes
'Keat and Urry present a battery of cogent and well-organized arguments about the philosophical assumptions informing various styles of sociological theorising' - Sociological Review'It demonstrates with considerable clarity and scholarship just why sociology should offend people whose work requires the maintenance of authority, whether the authority is that of office or or positivist science.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement
'They are sharp about the snags of existing approaches and theories and their book ... is an undoubted aid to interdisciplinary teaching.' - Philosophical Books
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-60877-0 (9780415608770)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Russell Keat | John Urry
Social Theory as Science (Routledge Revivals)
Book
04/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€83.40
Shipment within 15-20 days
Russell Keat | John Urry
Social Theory as Science (Routledge Revivals)
E-Book
01/2011
Routledge
€77.99
Available for download
Russell Keat | John Urry
Social Theory as Science (Routledge Revivals)
E-Book
01/2011
Routledge
€77.99
Available for download
Persons
Content
Part one Conceptions of science 1. Positivist philosophy of science 2. Realist philosophy of science 3. Forms of conventionalism Part two Conceptions of science as social theory 4. Sociology and positivism 5. Marx and realism 6. Structure and structuralism Part 3 Meaning and ideology 7. The explantion and understanding of social action 8. Reification and realism 9. Values theory and reality