"Written by the new generation of sociologists, these essays chart a course for the future of the discipline, both by revisiting forgotten theories and methods and by suggesting innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. Comprised of seven essays on theory and five on methodology, the volume attempts to reconnect theorists and methodologists in a discussion about the future"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Conclusion / Ieva Zake, Michael DeCesare. Fictional stories : a method for doing sociology / Inspirations from the past. Hermeneutics and sociology : deepening the interpretive perspective / Isaac Reed, Benjamin Lamb-Books -- Austrian school : old ideas in economics and new research opportunities in sociology / Joshua McCabe, Brian Pitt -- Karl Popper's criticism of sociology : renewing the call for an open sociology / Ieva Zake -- New paths forward. Culture, agency, and the means of simulation : critical assessment of postmodernism / David Boyns -- Consequences of experience : the place of life course and biography in theory formulation / Keith Kerr -- Critical space : divisions, ambiguities, and conceptions of space in social theory / Patricia Snell -- Finding coherence in sociology : (finally!) A foundational theory / Debbie Kasper -- Methodology. Tactical innovations. "Shut up in measureless content" : confronting the measurement problem in sociology / Michael DeCesare -- In defense of doing nothing : the methodological utility of introversion / Peter Moskos -- Strategic approaches. Neglected virtues of comparative historical methods / Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur -- Autoethnography : the sociological through the personal / Natalis Ruiz-Junco, Salvador Vidal-Ortiz -- Fictional stories : a method for doing sociology / Todd Schoepflin, Peter Kaufman -- Conclusion / Ieva Zake, Michael DeCesare.
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