In this unprecedented collection, Donald N. Levine rejuvenates the
field of social theory in the face of lagging institutional support.
The work canvasses the universe of types of theory work in sociology
and offers probing examples from his array of scholarly
investigations.Social Theory as a Vocation throws fresh light on the
texts of classic authors (Comte, Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Park,
Parsons, and Merton). Ranging widely, its substantive chapters deal
with the sociology of strangers and the somatic dimensions of social
conflict; the social functions of ambiguity and the use of metaphors
in science; contemporary dilemmas of Ethiopian society; logical
tensions in the ideas of freedom and reason; and the meaning of
nationhood in our global era. The book includes Levine's
transformative analysis of the field of Ethiopian studies, and his
acclaimed interpretation of the discontents of modernity. It makes the
bold move to merge philosophically informed analyses with empirical
work.Finally, Levine focuses on what he views as the contemporary
crisis of liberal education, and offers suggestions for ways to
stimulate new efforts in teaching and learning to do social theory.
This book is an integral contribution to social science collections
and should be read by all interested in the future of the social
sciences.
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ISBN
9781351489423
Publisert
2017
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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