Social Structure: Relationships, Representations, and Rules - Couverture souple

Eastwood, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509561935 ISBN 13 : 9781509561933

Editeur : Polity Press, 2024

Synopsis

Social structure is arguably the central concept of sociology, and in recent years a much wider public has taken up with fresh vigor the sociological idea that persistent inequalities are rooted in social structures. Yet there seem to be as many definitions of the term as there are sociologists, and we often struggle to articulate accessible yet precise accounts of structures that can guide empirical research and other kinds of action.

Jonathan Eastwood offers a set of pragmatic strategies for thinking about social structures, emphasizing ways in which we can approach them as complex lacings of relationships, representations, and rules. He then teases out a variety of implications of these strategies for qualitative and quantitative research, the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of social policies. Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as fellow scholars, this insightful book contributes to our understanding of this fundamental and dynamic ingredient of social life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Eastwood is Professor of Sociology at Washington & Lee University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509561935
• ISBN 13: 9781509561933
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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• Personne responsable: non disponible