Relational sociology a new paradigm for the social sciences

'Simultaneous invention' has become commonplace in the natural sciences, but is still virtually unknown within the sphere of social science. The convergence of two highly compatible versions of Critical Realism from two independent sources is a striking exception. Pierpaolo Donati's R...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Donati, Pierpaolo, 1946-, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2011.
Colección:Ontological explorations.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798325006719
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Prospects for a 'relational sociology'; 1 The relational paradigm: Its implications for the understanding and organization of society; 2 Society as a relation; 3 Critical realism as viewed by relational sociology; 4 Observing and thinking relationally: The premises of the relational theory of society; 5 Social change in the light of relational sociology; 6 Reflexivity after modernity: From the viewpoint of relational sociology; 7 Doing sociology in the age of globalization; Bibliography
  • Index