Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
The Georg Simmel Lectures, 1995
Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
ISBN: 978-0-520-20675-5
Verlag: University of California Press
Each chapter considers a different level of sociological analysis: micro (the person and personal interaction), meso (groups, organizations, movements), macro (societies), and global (multi-societal). Within this framework, Smelser covers a variety of topics, including the place of the rational and the nonrational in social action and in social science theory; the changing character of group attachments in post-industrial society; the eclipse of social class; and the decline of the nation-state as a focus of solidarity.
The clarity of Smelser's writing makes this a book that will be welcomed throughout the field of social science as well as by anyone wishing to understand sociology's essential characteristics and problems.