The Myth of Social Action
Download or Read eBook The Myth of Social Action PDF written by Colin Campbell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Colin Campbell |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1998-07-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521646367 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521646369 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Myth of Social Action by : Colin Campbell
Book excerpt: The Myth of Social Action, first published in 1996, is a powerful critique of the sociology of the time and a call to reject the prevailing orthodoxy. Arguing that sociological theory had lost its way, Colin Campbell mounts a case for a new 'dynamic interpretivism' a perspective on human conduct which is more inkeeping with the spirit of traditional Weberian action theory. Discussing and dismissing one by one the main arguments of those who reject individualistic action theory, he demonstrates that this has been wrongly rejected in favour of the interactional, social situationalist approach now dominating sociological thought.
