ISBN:
9781138782600
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (168 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
Parallel Title:
Print version Structure, Interaction and Social Theory (RLE Social Theory)
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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, prec
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Epistemological and theoretical issues; 2 Social psychology; 3 Sociological theories of interaction; 4 The critique of humanism, empiricism and reductionism; 5 Structure and interaction: theoretical relations; 6 Work and interaction: an empirical illustration of the theory; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
