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041			_aeng
082			_a301 _bSTO
100			_a Stones Rob
245			_a Sociological reasoning : towards a past-modern sociology _cEdited by rob stones
260			_a, Basingstoke _bMacmillan _c1996
300			_a257 p. _c23 cm.
504			_aindex
520			_aBuilding a bridge between sociological theory and methodology, Sociological Reasoning develops an original typology of approaches to social scientific theory and research that is distinguished by its openness and reflexive awareness of rhetorical and methodological aspects of knowledge claims. Stones argues that contemporary social theory and postmodernism are both to be distinguished from sociological modernism by the sensitivity they each show to the rich, diverse and complex nature of the social world; and yet, in terms of the epistemology and methodology of the research process, both are found to be wanting. He argues instead for a sociology that is rigorous, modest and sceptical, which accepts that it works with fragments of the real rather than with complete stories." "Laced with graphic and often witty examples from everyday life, the sociological literature and also contemporary fiction, and including illuminating critiques of the work of sociologists such as Giddens, Bauman, Mann and Walby, this is a strikingly refreshing and engaging text that will appeal to students of sociological theory at undergraduate level and beyond.
650			_asociology Philosophy
700			_arob stones
942			_cENGLISH
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