Concepts in action [e-book] : conceptual constructionism / edited by Hakon Leiulfsrud, Peter Sohlberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leiulfsrud, Hȧkon, editor.

Sohlberg, Peter, editor.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 118.

Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 1573-4234 ; Volume 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social constructionism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

Rather than treating concepts and their application in a static and iconic manner, Concepts in Action provides us with examples of the active and creative use of concepts for constructing and generating new knowledge. Examples of theoretic constructions and topics discussed refers to the function of theory in main stream sociology; concepts enabling us to expand the range of interpretations; a critical view and approach to general concepts of culture, nature and consumption; concepts dealing with organization, institutions and actors; and examples of travelling concepts such as class, gender, race and social recognition. Concepts in Action follows on the earlier Theory in Action (2016) as part of a three volume project broadening our understanding of the interplay of theory and methods. The forthcoming third volume will focus on the strategy of constructing and analyzing the object in social science. This volume is highly relevant for researchers and students interested in theoretical construction in the social sciences. Contributors are: Göran Ahrne, Mette Andersson, Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen, Anne Britt Flemmen, Antje Gimmler, Willy Guneriussen, Roar Hagen, Raimund Hasse, Håkon Leiulfsrud, Willy Martinussen, John Scott, Peter Sohlberg, Pål Strandbakken, Richard Swedberg and Erik Olin Wright.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Conceptual Constructionism: An Introduction / Peter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud

Chapter 2: On the Near Disappearance of Concepts in Mainstream Sociology / Richard Swedberg

Methodological Programs and Applications

Chapter 3: What Do We Do with Norms—Conform, Break, Understand or Explain? / Peter Sohlberg

Chapter 4: Colligation / Richard Swedberg

Chapter 5: Sensitizing Concepts in Action: Expanding the Framework / Anne Britt Flemmen

Culture, Nature and Consumption

Chapter 6: Culture as a Sociological Concept / Willy Martinussen

Chapter 7: Bringing Nature Back In / Willy Guneriussen

Chapter 8: The Study of Consumption in Sociology—Beyond Utility Theory / Pål Strandbakken

Social Structure, Organizations and Institutions

Chapter 9: Social Structure / John Scott

Chapter 10: The Organization of Action / Göran Ahrne

Chapter 11: About Actors: An Institutional Perspective / Raimund Hasse

Chapter 12: The Family and Interwoven Concepts / Håkon Leiulfsrud

Chapter 13: Collective Action: Why is it so Difficult for the Social Sciences to Grasp the Rational Aspects of Collective Action? / Roar Hagen

Class, Gender, Race and Social Recognition

Chapter 14: The Status of the Political in the Concept of Class Structure / Erik Olin Wright

Chapter 15: Gender as Analytic, Political and Interdisciplinary Concept / Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen

Chapter 16: Race: A Contested and Travelling Concept / Mette Andersson

Chapter 17: Recognition: Conceptualization and Context / Antje Gimmler.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31420-2

OCLC:

1012487574

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004314207 DOI