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Theorizing Modern Society as a Dynamic Process
Prof. Harry Dahms
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Description for Theorizing Modern Society as a Dynamic Process
Hardback. Emphasis is placed in Continental European social theory, and on the importance of political analyses to theorizing modern societies. This title focuses on dynamic processes that gave way to illuminate structural features of modern social life. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry; Hazelrigg, Lawrence. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
While it was evident to the classics of social theory that modern societies are highly dynamic forms of social organization, and that this dynamic nature must be reflected explicitly and confronted directly in modes of analysis across the social sciences, over the course of the twentieth century, the acknowledgement of this fact has been weakening. As the social sciences became increasingly concerned with issues of professionalization and standards of validity inspired by more established disciplines, especially the natural sciences and economics, the focus on dynamic processes gave way to efforts to illuminate structural (i.e., static) features of modern social life. ... Read more
While it was evident to the classics of social theory that modern societies are highly dynamic forms of social organization, and that this dynamic nature must be reflected explicitly and confronted directly in modes of analysis across the social sciences, over the course of the twentieth century, the acknowledgement of this fact has been weakening. As the social sciences became increasingly concerned with issues of professionalization and standards of validity inspired by more established disciplines, especially the natural sciences and economics, the focus on dynamic processes gave way to efforts to illuminate structural (i.e., static) features of modern social life. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Current Perspectives in Social Theory
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781900345
SKU
V9781781900345
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