Description |
vi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: The Mark of the Social / John D. Greenwood -- 1. Concerning Sociality: The Plural Subject as Paradigm / Margaret Gilbert -- 2. A Definition of Social Phenomena for the Social Sciences / Walter L. Wallace -- 3. The Mark of the Social in the Social Sciences / Paul F. Secord -- 4. How Many Kinds of Things Are There in the World? The Ontological Status of Societies / Scott Gordon -- 5. The Nature and Dynamics of 'The Social' among Humans / Jonathan H. Turner -- 6. The Body and the Social / Lloyd E. Sandelands -- 7. Social Explanation / Peter T. Manicas -- 8. The Meaning of 'Social' / Joseph Margolis -- 9. Crews, Clubs, Crowds, and Classes: 'The Social' as a Discursive Category / Rom Harre -- 10. Social Theory in Context: Relational Humanism / Kenneth J. Gergen -- 11. Life beyond the Edge of Nature? Or, The Mirage of Society / Tim Ingold -- 12. The Reversible Imaginary: Baudrillard and the End of the Social / Raymond L. M. Lee |
Summary |
Behavior, language, development, identity, and science-all of these phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is there any intrinsic 'mark' of the social shared by these phenomena? In the first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate the mark of the social. Their varied answers will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in the theoretical foundations of the social sciences |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Sociology -- Philosophy.
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Author |
Greenwood, John D.
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LC no. |
96028254 |
ISBN |
0847683079 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0847683087 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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