Overview of Readings in Indian Sociology: Volume V: Contributions to Sociological Theory: 5 (Reading in Indian Sociology) Book

Contributions to Sociological Theory, aims to quell the popular belief that sociologists and their journals are shy of making a contribution to theory, they are mere empiricists. The volume introduces the dimensions and trajectories of the multiplicity of theory in its sumptuous Introduction. The volume has two sections, the first deals with the contribution of the Sociological Bulletin to the conceptual framework of sociology and the second is the contribution made to the writings of the Western thinkers who have considerably influenced Indian sociology.Table of Contents:Series NotePrefaceIntroduction Vinay Kumar SrivastavaOn Concepts and MethodsNewness in Sociological Enquiry Andr B teilleParadigms and Discourses: New Frontiers in the Sociology of Knowledge Dipankar GuptaOn Reality: Its Perception and Construction Satish SaberwalRelevance of the Marxist Approach to the Study of Indian Society A.R. DesaiAltruistic Suicide: A Subjective Approach Lung-Chang YoungRational Social Action as a Basis for Creative Comparison Prakash N. PimpleyFeminist Social Theories: Theme and Variations Beatrice KachukOutsiders as Insiders: The Phenomenon of Sandwich Culture Yogesh AtalSocial Structure M.N. SrinivasOn Sociological ThikersVidyas: A Homage to Auguste Comte G.S. GhuryeMax Weber's Theory of Social Stratification: Controversies, Contexts and Correctives Rajendra PandeyMalinowski on Freedom and Civilization Vinay Kumar SrivastavaSome Reflections on Karl Popper's Theory of Social Explanation Goutam BiswasComputer Simulation and Mannheim's Concept of Perspectivism P.N. RastogiOutsider Bias and Ethnocentricity: The Case of Gunnar Myrdal Susantha GoonatillakeRobert Merton's Formulations in Sociology of Science Pravin J. PatelBourdieu's Theory of the Symbolic and the Shah Bano Case Sheena JainIndexAppendix of Sources

• Book Type :

SocialSciences

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

360 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

8132113861

• Readings in Indian Sociology: Volume V: Contributions to Sociological Theory: 5 (Reading in Indian Sociology) Published On :

19 Dec 2013

• Resource:

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