Search Results - Action theory (sociology)

How social science can help us make better choices : optimal rationality in action / by Brown, Chris, 1975-

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Individualism, holism and the central dilemma of sociological theory / by Šubrt, Jiří, 1958-

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Social theories of history and histories of social theory

Table of Contents: “…Charisma disenchanted : Max Weber and his critics / David Norman Smith -- The sociological core vs. the historical component of the Weber thesis : some deviant cases revisited / Milan Zafirovski -- Recovering a disillusioned modernism : the enlightened pessimism of classical sociology / Ryan Gunderson -- Durkheims Sui Generis reality and the central subject matter of social science / Eric Malczewski -- The developmental history of human social practices : from social analytics to explanatory narratives / Marc Garcelon -- Toward a reconciliation of the structuration and morphogenesis theories "tested" in the eventful historical analysis / Ewa Morawska -- Revisiting and reinvigorating evolutionary institutionalism : bringing institutions back to life / Seth Abrutyn -- Tensions between self and "others" in the making of the self : the role of childhood experiences in the development of reflexivity / Dominiek Coates -- Developing poverty : democratic reforms and bureaucratic failures in state policies in India / Damayanti Banerjee -- Explaining explanation : a critical review of John Levi Martin's The explanation of social action / John Hamilton Bradford.…”
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Gender and the local-global nexus theory, research, and action /

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Mediations of social life in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Stingl -- Social conservatism, distractors, and authoritarianism : axiological versus cognitive rationality / Robert B. Smith -- Sociological deconstruction and reconstruction : mediation of opposites by interpenetration / Emanuel Smikum -- The base-superstructure hypothesis and the foundations of critical theory / Michael J. …”
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Antoine-Augustin Cournot as a Sociologist by Leroux, Robert

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Sociological studies of children and youth.

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Making Sport Great Again The Uber-Sport Assemblage, Neoliberalism, and the Trump Conjuncture / by Andrews, David L.

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Auto-ethnography in Public Policy Advocacy Theory, Policy and Practice / by Sinden-Carroll, Louise

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Establishing Geographies of Children and Young People

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Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences

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Biology and political behavior

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Creationism and Anti-Creationism in the United States A Sociology of Conflict / by Kaden, Tom

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Chartering capitalism organizing markets, states, and publics /

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Studies in law, politics, and society.

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Political power and social theory.

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An international feminist challenge to theory

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: an international feminist challenge to theory / Vasilikie Demos, Marcia Texler Segal -- Women redefining politics: between new challenges and old illusions / Paola Melchiori -- Theory incorporated / Vicki Kirby -- Feminism of color challenges white sociological theory and color-blind eco-feminism / Laura Corradi -- The biomedical digitalization of women's bodies and women's body politics in the context of globalization: challenges to women-and-health research / Annemiek Richters -- The nature/culture dualism in the Indian context / Abha Chauhan -- Postmodern feminism challenges organization theory / Gladys L. …”
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Theorizing the dynamics of social processes

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Theory and method in higher education research.

Table of Contents: “…Prelims -- The guiding role of theory in mixed-methods research: combining individual and institutional perspectives on the transition to higher education -- Higher education research: looking beyond new public management -- An analytical framework for evaluation-based decision-making procedures in universities -- The study of the academic profession - contributions from and to the sociology of professions -- A developmental perspective on organizing for social responsibility: a framework of wise action for higher education organizations -- Organizational identity of universities: a review of the literature from 1972 to 2014 -- The university as an adaptive resilient organization: a complex systems perspective -- The role of curriculum theory in contemporary higher education research and practice -- A knowledge management framework for institutional research -- The differentiated market-university structural differences among university's commodification processes -- Virtual ethnography: the logistical and ethical challenges of bringing higher education research online -- The network paradigm in higher education -- Disability and college students: a critical examination of a multivalent identity -- Informal learning in the workplace: approaches to learning and perceptions of the context -- Index.…”
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The Palgrave Handbook of Workers' Participation at Plant Level

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