Explaining Social Life

by Parker, John

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Full title :Explaining Social Life / John Parker

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Publication Date:2014

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Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

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Introduction: Social theory as a tool kit for social explanation PART I: TH CONCEPT OF THE INDIVIDUAL 1. What Do Individuals Explain? 2. Testing the Explanatory Value of Individuals PART II: THE CONCEPT OF NATURE 3. What Does Nature Explain? 4. Testing the Explanatory Value of Nature PART III: THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE 5. What Does Culture Explain? 6. Testing the Explanatory Value of Culture PART IV: THE CONCEPT OF ACTION 7. What Does Action Explain? 8. Testing the Explanatory Value of Action PART V: THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE 9. What Does Social Structure Explain? 10. Testing the Explanatory Value of Social Structure PART VI: CONCLUSION 11. Get Real: A Perspective on Social Science 12. Being Practical: The Uses and Payoffs of Social Explanation Coda: the quest for explanation