The reader of this second edition may wish to know in what respects it differs from the first
edition. Since it was originally published (1994) there have been some developments in …

My objectives in this book are twofold. First, to provide an intro duction to approaches to the
theory-research relation, and secondly, to develop an alternative which focuses on …

This book is intended as a guide to self-directed learning and a textbook to support courses
in sociological theory. It aims to provide the background and context from which more …

Although this is not a text for beginners, it is hoped not only academics but advanced
undergraduate and graduate students will wish to engage with the ideas set out in the …

This paper discusses critically some major developments of post-Parsonian
sociological/social theory, focusing particularly on the micro-macro and agency-structure …

In this new and brilliantly organized book of essays, Anthony Giddens discusses three main
theoretical traditions in social science that cut across the division between Marxist and non …

This concise text, covers both classical and contemporary social thought. It traces the major
schools of thought over the past 150 years as they appear and reappear in different chapters …

This is the first anthology to thematize the dramatic upward and downward shifts that have
created the new social theory, and to present this new and exciting body of work in a …

A striking feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory, inherently split character;
on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other, constraint and dependence on social …

This book forms the core of Human Geography, Philosophy and Social Theory, one course
in the MSc in Human Geography Research Methods at The Open University. The book …