Contingency Theory: Rethinking the Boundaries of Social Thought

A major task for social theory in the 1990s is to explain the relationship between individuals and social structures. This book makes two simple suggestions for forging a micro/macro link. The concept of contingency is a breakthrough for social theory. Where current micro/macro debates are merely an expanded, but veiled, regurgitation of philosophical issues debated long ago, the concept of contigency allows social theory to transcend old paradigms and explain contemporary society.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Itzkowitz
• Publisher: Univ Pr Of Amer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1996
• EAN: 9780761804420
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0442-0
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Series: International Library of Socio
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories