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Author : D.H.J. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651065
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and the Family (RLE Social Theory) written by D.H.J. Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experienced teacher of courses on the sociology of the family, D.H.J. Morgan frequently encounters a gulf between ‘the family’ as it is often treated in sociological texts and ‘the family’ as it is usually experienced. In this book he provides an extremely valuable bridge between the two by presenting an encounter between some of the mainstream theoretical approaches and concerns in the sociology of the family and what he terms as ‘critical’ perspectives on the family. This is the first British book on a basic social institution that takes into account the literature outside the mainstream of sociological analysis that deals with the subject. The first half examines the varieties of functional theorizing embedded in many texts, the over-concern with the question of kinship in modern society and the treatment of the family as a ‘success story’. In the second half Dr Morgan presents a critical account of some of the counter-theories: those derived from the radical feminist movement, the existential psycho-analytical approach associated with Laing, and the critical analyses of sex in an advanced capitalist society. A final chapter suggests some themes and orientations, derived from this encounter of theoretical approaches and modern perspectives, which can be usefully developed.

Author : D.H.J. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651898
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family, Politics, and Social Theory (RLE Social Theory) written by D.H.J. Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores and clarifies all the major issues and developments within ‘family theorising’. It covers the extraordinary growth and variety of approaches to the family over the last decade, the most significant being the impact of feminism and the professional and state intervention into the family through marital and family therapy. The author focuses on the growth of family counselling, giving a detailed analysis of the Home Office publication, Marriage Matters. He looks at the rapid growth of historical studies of the family, European theoretical developments, the work of the Rapoports, the role of systems theorising, and phenomenological and critical approaches to the family. He shows the relevance of family theorising for contemporary debates about the state of marriage and the family, and argues for the centrality of ‘family themes’ within wider sociological debates.

Author : D. H. J. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780710099433
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family, Politics, and Social Theory written by D. H. J. Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1985 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : D.H.J. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651057
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and the Family (RLE Social Theory) written by D.H.J. Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experienced teacher of courses on the sociology of the family, D.H.J. Morgan frequently encounters a gulf between ‘the family’ as it is often treated in sociological texts and ‘the family’ as it is usually experienced. In this book he provides an extremely valuable bridge between the two by presenting an encounter between some of the mainstream theoretical approaches and concerns in the sociology of the family and what he terms as ‘critical’ perspectives on the family. This is the first British book on a basic social institution that takes into account the literature outside the mainstream of sociological analysis that deals with the subject. The first half examines the varieties of functional theorizing embedded in many texts, the over-concern with the question of kinship in modern society and the treatment of the family as a ‘success story’. In the second half Dr Morgan presents a critical account of some of the counter-theories: those derived from the radical feminist movement, the existential psycho-analytical approach associated with Laing, and the critical analyses of sex in an advanced capitalist society. A final chapter suggests some themes and orientations, derived from this encounter of theoretical approaches and modern perspectives, which can be usefully developed.

Author : Maurice Duverger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000155897
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory) written by Maurice Duverger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Duverger at last provides the student with an overall view of the methodology of the social sciences. He briefly traces the origin of the notion of a social science, showing how it emerged from social philosophy. Its essential elements and pre-conditions are described; the splintering of social science into specialist disciplines is explained, and the need for a general sociology confirmed. The techniques of observation used by social scientists are dealt with in some detail and the unity of the social sciences is illustrated by examples of the universal application of these techniques. Documentary evidence in its various forms are described along with the basic analytical techniques, including quantitative methods and content analysis. Other methods of gathering information through polls, interviews, attitude scales and participant observation are all described. Professor Duverger brings together the different kinds of analysis used to assess the information thus gathered. Arguing that observing and theorizing are not two different stages or levels of research, he examines the practical value and difficulties of general sociological theories, partial theories and models and working hypotheses. He both describes and assesses the limitations of experiment and the scope of comparative methods in the social sciences. He then gives elementary instructions for using and assessing the value of mathematical techniques. The possibilities of presenting social phenomena through graphs and charts are also explored. There are useful book lists and diagrams.

Author : Derek Layder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317650670
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Structure, Interaction and Social Theory (RLE Social Theory) written by Derek Layder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central problem in contemporary social theory is that of providing an account of social interaction that does justice both to the self-monitoring capacities of the individuals involved and to the society that ‘frames’ the interaction. This book attempts to resolve this problem, arguing for an objectivist or ‘structuralist’ account which does not undervalue the importance of the indexical and negotiated aspects of interaction, and which takes seriously the Marxist-rationalist critique of empiricism and humanism and the associated idea that society should be treated as a supra-individual, preconstituted and constraining object of scientific analysis. First, Dr Layder pinpoints certain of the strengths and weaknesses of various schools of thought: social psychology (scrutinized in both its sociological and psychological forms), sociology, the Marxist-rationalist approach. Whilst rejecting the mechanistic or naively deterministic theories which are often associated with an objectivist stance, he argues that the productive activities of situated actors must be understood as existing in an articulated relationship with, and within, sets of preconstituted contextual constraints. This thesis is illustrated conceptually by the development of a framework which distinguishes two types and levels of social structure, with different modes of production and reproduction, and empirically by an analysis of aspects of interaction in the occupation of acting.

Author : Noel Timms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651022
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sociological Approach to Social Problems (RLE Social Theory) written by Noel Timms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topics covered in this book are directly related to much of the misunderstanding of what sociology is about. It is usual nowadays to label as sociological any discussion concerned, however loosely, with ‘Society’. But a careful reading of Mr Timms’ treatment of the problem areas he has chosen should make clear the difference between this use of the adjective in everyday speech, and its more vigorous technical use. In dealing with his subject Mr Timms makes use of the concepts of sociology such as ‘role’, ‘norms’, ‘social control’, ‘class’, and ‘family’.

Author : Stephen F. Cotgrove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780043000540
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Author : Kathleen Joan Heasman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000155781
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Society (RLE Social Theory) written by Kathleen Joan Heasman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Dr Heasman begins by stating some central questions and answers concerning sociology and how we are to set about studying society. It goes on to deal with family groupings and social differences; with education and the part it plays in socialization; with the meaning and the importance of social differences; and with the relative importance of work and leisure and the ways in which leisure can be used. It considers the effects of the change in the size of the population in the last hundred years upon social life in Britain, examines the problems of social change and looks at order in society and the way it is affected by different forms and aspects of government. The result is a thorough, comprehensive, but at all times lucid, introduction to the subject.

Author : Noel Timms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651030
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sociological Approach to Social Problems written by Noel Timms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topics covered in this book are directly related to much of the misunderstanding of what sociology is about. It is usual nowadays to label as sociological any discussion concerned, however loosely, with ‘Society’. But a careful reading of Mr Timms’ treatment of the problem areas he has chosen should make clear the difference between this use of the adjective in everyday speech, and its more vigorous technical use. In dealing with his subject Mr Timms makes use of the concepts of sociology such as ‘role’, ‘norms’, ‘social control’, ‘class’, and ‘family’.