On Sociology: Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory

by John H. Goldthorpe

Overview

On Sociology brings together a collection of essays from the last ten years by one of the best-known and influential British sociologist, John H. Goldthorpe. The essays are concerned with the intellectual discovery of contemporary sociology. The collection begins with essays critical of various current tendencies in sociology and moves on to propose a new direction for the sociological mainstream. The essays combine the established strengths of quantitative sociology with recent developments in the theory of social action, especially rational action theory. The book then turns to specific examples of this style of sociology, particularly in the field of social stratification. The final essay takes up related issues in the history of sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198295723
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/14/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Nuffield College, Oxford

Table of Contents

Introduction & Chapter 1Chapter 2. The Uses of History in SociologyChapter 3. Current Issues in Contemporary MacrosociologyChapter 4. Social EthnographyChapter 5. Quantitative Analysis of Large-Scale Date-Sets and Rational Action TheoryChapter 6. Rational Action Theory for SociologyChapter 7. Causation, Statistics, and SociologyChapter 8. Class Analysis and the Reorientation of Class TheoryChapter 9. Explaining Educational DifferentialsChapter 10. Social Class and the Differentials of Employment ContractsChapter 11. Outline of a Theory for SociologyChapter 12. Sociology and the Probabilistic Revolution, 1830-1930.