Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science

Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781000370867
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Book Synopsis Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science by : Peter Sohlberg

Download or read book Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science written by Peter Sohlberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understanding of the complex consequences of social processes and social design activities necessitates a holistic systemic perspective, systematised in the classic structural-functional research tradition, which is presented in Functionalist Construction Work in Social Science. In contrast to fragmented discussions of functionalism and functional analyses, the approach here covers a span ranging from ontological, epistemological and primarily methodological aspects of functionalism. The functionalist tradition in social science is placed in a historic context, and problematised from a philosophy of science perspective. Unique here is a detailed account of four classic functionalist research programmes with a discussion of functionalism, not primarily as a worldview, but as systematic knowledge-generating research strategies. In addition to descriptive and causal questions, the importance of a further research question is demonstrated, i.e., the identification of crucial problems of social organisation. Functionalist research strategies and functional analysis are of interest for social scientists and students in sociology, political science, and social anthropology. Moreover, the book is relevant for researchers and students of philosophy of science and social science methodology


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