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Author:   John Parker (School of Social Sciences and International Development, University of Wales, Swansea) ,  Hilary Stanworth (School of Arts and Humanities, Swansea University, UK) ,  Hilary Stanworth
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.644kg
ISBN:  

9781137487735

ISBN 10:   1137487739
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   28 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Social theory as a tool kit for social explanation PART I: THE CONCEPT OF THE INDIVIDUAL 1.What Do Individuals Explain? 2.Testing the Explanatory Value of Individuals PART II: THE CONCEPT OF NATURE 3. What Does Nature Explain? 4. Testing the Explanatory Value of Nature PART III: THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE 5. What Does Culture Explain? 6.Testing the Explanatory Value of Culture PART IV: THE CONCEPT OF ACTION 7. What Does Action Explain? 8. Testing the Explanatory Value of Action PART V: THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE 9. What Does Social Structure Explain? 10. Testing the Explanatory Value of Social Structure PART VI: CONCLUSION 11. Get Real: A Perspective on Social Science 12. Being Practical: The Uses and Payoffs of Social Explanation Coda: the quest for explanation.

Reviews

'Rather than telling students about how other people have theorized the world we share, this book gives students the means and confidence to theorize for themselves.' - Keith Tester, Professor of Sociology, University of Hull, UK 'Parker and Stanworth's innovative approach will alert students to a broad range of social theory and, equally important, help them to discover and understand its relevance in making sense of the complexities of contemporary lives and social processes.' - Michele Dillon, Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, USA

Author Information

John Parker and Hilary Stanworth are Honorary Research Associates and former Lecturers in Sociology at Swansea University, UK. Both have spent many years teaching Sociology to university students at different levels and pursuing multi-disciplinary research.

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