Sociological Theory
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 50, Heft 6, S. 462-473
ISSN: 1537-5390
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In: The American journal of sociology, Band 50, Heft 6, S. 462-473
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 601-608
ISSN: 1469-8684
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 162-163
ISSN: 1469-8684
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Heft 29, S. 33-46
ISSN: 0725-5136
An outline for a sociological theory of postmodernity is presented that considers it as the fully developed form of modernity, not just an aberrant variant, but a viable, pragmatically, & logically self-contained social condition defined by distinctive features of it own (ie, institutionalized pluralism, variety, ambivalence, & contingency). It is argued that a sociological theory of postmodernity must: refuse the temptation to erect totalizing systems of thought; focus on the habitat in which agency operates; recognize that agents are only partly, if at all, constrained in their pursuit of interests; & show concern for the way that actors self-constitute themselves in the absence of coercive structures & absolute truths. Postmodern ethics & politics are also discussed. It is concluded that to effectively capture the essence of postmodernity, sociology must conceive itself as social & cultural interpreter, rather than social legislator or engineer, which will require a high degree of reflexivity. W. Howard
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Band 1, Heft 1
ISSN: 1573-7853
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 103-109
ISSN: 0304-2421
In: Economy and society, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 216-228
ISSN: 1469-5766
In: Philosophy of the social sciences: an international journal = Philosophie des sciences sociales, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 97-105
ISSN: 1552-7441
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 67, Heft 3, S. 344-357
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: Canadian journal of political science: CJPS = Revue canadienne de science politique : RCSP, Band 34, Heft 4, S. 882-884
ISSN: 0008-4239
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 21-27
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 675-695
ISSN: 1469-8684
This paper discusses critically some major developments of post-Parsonian sociological/social theory, focusing particularly on the micro-macro and agency-structure issues. The failure to deal in a satisfactory manner with these issues has led to a theoretical impasse that present theorising does not seem able to overcome.
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 33-46
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 34, Heft 4, S. 653-671
ISSN: 1533-8525
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 51-62
ISSN: 1533-8525