Culture, Structure and Agency
Toward a Truly Multidimensional Sociology
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7619-1928-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses two key issues in sociological theory: the debate between structural and cultural approaches and the problem of agency. It does this through looking at the work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim and the ideas of modern theorists like Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony Giddens, and Talcott Parsons; and examines economics, rational choice theory, network theory, ethnomethodology and symbolic interactionism.
Reviews / Votes
"Of all the literature generated over the past ten to twelve years on structure and agency, this is the only monograph I know that actually offers a solution that could be adopted by broad segments of the theory audience. . . Rubinstein's solution has the potential to become the consensus middle ground." -- Chris PredergastMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-1928-5 (9780761919285)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Culture, Structure and Social Explanation
PART ONE: STRUCTURAL EXPLANATION
Structured Opportunity and Social Explanation
The Structural Actor and Homo Economicus
PART TWO: ENGAGING CULTURE
Culture as a Structure
The Limits of Interpretation
PART THREE: TOWARDS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIOLOGY
Understanding Opportunity
Three Cases
The Dialectic of Structure and Culture
The Dialectic of Desire
A Truly Multidimensional Sociology
PART ONE: STRUCTURAL EXPLANATION
Structured Opportunity and Social Explanation
The Structural Actor and Homo Economicus
PART TWO: ENGAGING CULTURE
Culture as a Structure
The Limits of Interpretation
PART THREE: TOWARDS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIOLOGY
Understanding Opportunity
Three Cases
The Dialectic of Structure and Culture
The Dialectic of Desire
A Truly Multidimensional Sociology