Download or read book Toward a Structural Theory of Action written by Peter H. Rossi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward a Structural Theory of Action: Network Models of Social Structure, Perception, and Action centers on the concept of social structure, perceptions, and actions, as well as the strategies through which these concepts guide empirical research. This book also proposes a model of status/role-sets as patterns of relationships defining positions in the social topology. This text consists of nine chapters separated into three parts. Chapter 1 introduces the goals and organization of the book. Chapters 2-4 provide analytical synopsis of available network models of social differentiation, and then use these models in describing actual stratification. Chapter 5 presents a model in which actor interests are captured. Subsequent chapter assesses the empirical adequacy of the two predictions described in this book. Then, other chapters provide a network model of constraint and its empirical adequacy. This book will be valuable to anthropologists, economists, political scientists, and psychologists.
Download or read book Handbook of Sociological Theory written by Jonathan H. Turner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociology is experiencing what can only be described as hyperdifferentiation of theories - there are now many approaches competing for attention in the intellectual arena . From this perspective, we should see a weeding out of theories to a small number, but this is not likely to occur because each of the many theoretical perspectives has a resource base of adherents. As a result, theories in sociology do not compete head on with each other as much as they coexist. This seminal reference work was brought together with an eye to capturing the diversity of theoretical activity in sociology - specifically the forefront of theory. Contributors describe what they themselves are doing right now rather than what others have done in the past. The goal of this volume is to allow prominent theorists working in a variety of traditions - who wouldn't usually come together - to review their work. The chapters in this volume represent a mix of theoretical orientations and strategies, but these these theories are diverse and represent the prominent theoretical discussions in sociology today. Some areas included are: Section I: Theoretical Methodologies and Strategies Section II: The Cultural Turn in Sociological Theorizing Section III: Theorizing Interaction Processes Section IV: Theorizing from the Systemic and Macrolevel Section V: New Directions in Evolutionary Theorizing Section VI: Theorizing on Power, Conflict, and Change SectionVII: Theorizing from Assumptions of Rationality This handbook will be of interest to those wanting a broad spectrum and overview of late 20th - early 21st century sociological theory.
Download or read book Toward a General Theory of Action written by Talcott Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Action Theory written by Helmut Staubmann and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores the legacy of the general theory of action in order to exploit it for contemporary debates on the methodology of the social sciences. It includes the important but so far unpublished Parsons manuscript "The Sociology of Knowledge and the History of Ideas" and essays by Thomas Fararo (University of Pittsburgh): "On the Foundations of Action Theory"; Victor Lidz (Drexel University) and Harold Bershady (University of Pennsylvania): "Parsons' Tacit Metatheory"; Giuseppe Sciortino (Universitß degli studi di Trento): "Toward a Structural Theory of Social Pluralism"; David Sciulli (Texas A&M University): "Reformulating Parsons' Theory for Comparative Research Today"; Helmut Staubmann (University of Innsbruck): "The Affective Structure of the Social World." Helmut Staubmann is professor at the Institute for Sociology at the Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck (Austria).
Download or read book Toward a General Theory of Action written by Talcott Parsons and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1965 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition introduces the social science audiences of a new century to one of the classic highlights of the mid-twentieth century. This is the most general statement of the general theory of action as it was developed by its principle exponent, Talcott Parsons, and his close collaborators who formed the core of the fabled department of social relations at Harvard University. Toward a General Theory of Action is an extremely ambitious formulation of the ingredients, dimensions, and ranges that determine human behavior. Parsons and Shils enunciate principles that are at the core of contemporary social science preoccupations-including the precarious balance between social integration and conflict. The volume is at once universal in intent and highly personal, an expression of Parsons' thought, one of the most notable sociological theorists of the century. Finally, the book symbolizes the interdisciplinary impulse that typified a widespread belief in the unity of the sciences. This edition includes the collaborative group's introductory statement, Richard Sheldon's essay on the theoretical and philosophical status of the general theory of action, and "Values, Motives and Systems of Action" by Parsons and Shils. Guy Swanson, writing in the The American Sociological Review, noted that "Parsons and Shils have performed a major service in clearing away many old controversies, in showing the reasonableness of a behavioral foundation for general theory in social science as a whole and in sociology in particular, in clarifying the interrelations among many concepts, and in the insightful interpretation of particular pieces of data." It is testimony to this book's continuing significance that it continues to generate new lines of research and writings. Talcott Parsons and Edward A. Shils are now deceased. Parsons had a lifelong association with Harvard University, and Shils had an equally long distinguished service at Chicago University in the United States and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. The special editor for the Transaction edition, Neil J. Smelser is director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford University. From 1958 through 1994 he served on the sociology faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. He is author of many books in the areas of social theory, social change, economic sociology, social movements and the sociology of education.
Download or read book Towards a New Theory of the Firm Humanizing the Firm and the Management Profession written by Josep Maria Rosanas Martí and published by Fundacion BBVA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro nace de la idea de que la empresa ha resultado ser una forma organizativa con capacidad de transformar la sociedad. Las empresas contribuyen a solucionar problemas reales, creando valor social y fomentando el cambio. La dirección y los directivos tienen una influencia notable en el bienestar de muchas personas. Pero ¿es posible que nuestras teorías de dirección sean erróneas; incluso que sean responsables de los errores que desembocaron en la crisis actual? IESE, como escuela de negocios comprometida con el desarrollo de líderes que aspiran a ejercer un impacto positivo profundo y duradero en las personas, es consciente de la tendencia de deshumanizar la profesión de directivo, pero también de la necesidad de reconocer su importancia y sus logros. Fue desde este compromiso, y con cierto sentido de urgencia, que en 2011 se organizó una conferencia internacional bajo el título Humanizing the Firm and the Management Profession , con el propósito de revertir esta tendencia, replanteando nuestras teorías de la empresa. El presente libro reúne las comunicaciones presentadas en ese encuentro. La obra se estructura en tres partes. La primera, On Leaders and Society: What Future Are We Building Today? , intenta contextualizar el debate ofreciendo un diagnóstico de la situación actual. Presenta unas perspectivas positivas pero también negativas; algunas reflexiones empíricas pero también propuestas normativas. La segunda, Building Blocks for a New Theory of the Firm , pretende desarrollar los elementos centrales de lo que sería una nueva teoría de la empresa: las bases de una teoría de gestión estratégica orientada a los grupos interesados; cuestiones filosóficas de fondo sobre en qué debería consistir la humanización; y los fundamentos de la responsabilidad social corporativa y de la implicación de los grupos interesados. Finalmente, la tercera parte, On Micro Foundations , repasa algunos de los elementos claves susceptibles de dar apoyo a una nueva teoría de la empresa. Por el camino, habremos visto algo de cómo es nuestro mundo, porqué es así, y qué podemos hacer para que sea diferente. Este libro está dirigido a un amplio público de académicos y profesionales de alto nivel interesados en aumentar la calidad de nuestra gestión por medio de una mejor teoría de la empresa.
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Download or read book The Routledge International Handbook of Teacher and School Development written by Christopher Day and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Handbook of Teacher and School Development brings together a collection of research and evidence-based authoritative writings which focus on international teacher and school development. Drawing on research from eighteen countries across seven continents, the forty chapters are grouped into ten themes which represent key aspects of teacher and school development: Issues of Professionalism and Performativity What Being an Effective Teacher Really Means Reason and Emotion in Teaching Schools in Different Circumstances Student Voices in a Global Context Professional Learning and Development Innovative Pedagogies School Effectiveness and Improvement Successful Schools, Successful Leader Professional Communities: their practices, problems & possibilities Each theme expertly adds to the existing knowledge base about teacher and school development internationally. They are individually important in shaping and understanding an appreciation of the underlying conditions which influence teachers and schools, both positively and negatively, and the possibilities for their further development. This essential handbook will be of interest to teacher educators, researchers in the field of teacher education and policy makers.
Download or read book Cultural Theory written by Michael Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors contend, should start with these questions, and the answers, given different historical conditions, should apply equally well to people of all times, places, and walks of life.Taking their cue from the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, the authors of Cultural Theory have created a typology of five ways of life?egalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy, and autonomy?to serve as an analytic tool in examining people, culture, and politics. They then show how cultural theorists can develop large numbers of falsifiable propositions.Drawing on parables, poetry, case studies, fiction, and the Great Books, the authors illustrate how cultural biases and social relationships interact in particular ways to yield life patterns that are viable, sustainable, and ultimately, changeable under certain conditions. Figures throughout the book show the dynamic quality of these ways of life and specifically illustrate the role of surprise in effecting small- and large-scale change.The authors compare Cultural Theory with the thought of master social theorists from Montesquieu to Stinchcombe and then reanalyze the classic works in the political culture tradition from Almond and Verba to Pye. Demonstrating that there is more to social life than hierarchy and individualism, the authors offer evidence from earlier studies showing that the addition of egalitarianism and fatalism facilitates cross-national comparisons.
Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Jonathan H. Turner and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by award-winning scholar, Jonathan Turner, Contemporary Sociological Theory covers the range of diversity of theory in nine theoretical traditions, and variants of theoretical approaches in these traditions. The result is a comprehensive review of present-day theorizing in sociology covering functional, evolutionary, ecological, conflict, interactionist, exchange, structuralist, cultural, and critical theories and the major proponents of these theories. Moreover, for each theoretical tradition, it origins are examined in a separate chapter with an eye to how classical theorists influenced the work of key contemporary scholars. This book will serve as a valuable resource for those readers seeking in-depth and comprehensive coverage of contemporary traditions in their historical contexts. Unlike many texts, coverage is comprehensive and deep. The theories and their origins are examined in detail so that readers can fully understand the origins and present profile of theories in present-day sociology. Unlike many texts that skim over theories on the surface, this book seeks to unlock for the reader their underlying structure of each theory. The book is written in a modular format so that theories and traditions can be examined in any order, and in many diverse combinations. If desired, only the contemporary theories can be read without attention to their historical contexts, or the reverse is true if readers want to understand the historical origins of a particular theoretical tradition. Since Jonathan Turner is an active theorist in his own right, he brings to the book an appreciation of how theories are created as an insider rather than as only a commentator on theory. As such, he is able to bring out the underlying assumptions, structure, and form of a theory in new and interesting ways for casual readers and scholars alike.
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Download or read book Intercorporate Relations written by Mark Sheldon Mizruchi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-07-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New English translation of several of the most important and characteristic texts of the Enlightenment. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book Agency and Structure RLE Social Theory written by Piotr Sztompka and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A striking feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory, inherently split character; on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other, constraint and dependence on social structure. This volume addresses this central problem of the linkage between human action and social structure in sociological and social science theory. Contributions cover several different approaches to the agency-structure problematic, and represent the work of a number of leading international sociologists. Their efforts point to a reorientation of social theory, both on philosophical and methodological levels.
Download or read book Talcott Parsons written by Peter Hamilton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talcott Parsons (1904-79) is widely regarded as one of the most important sociologists of the twentieth century. These four volumes provide an essential guide to the thought and work of this major sociologist.
Download or read book Structural Alignments Individual Strategies and Managerial Action written by Herminia Ibarra and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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