Religion, Realism and Social Theory : Making Sense of Society.

By: Mellor, Philip AMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Published in association with Theory, Culture & SocietyPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, 2004Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781412933179Subject(s): Religion - Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion, Realism and Social Theory : Making Sense of SocietyDDC classification: 306.601 LOC classification: HM585 -- .M45 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: Real Society -- Chapter 2 - Complex Society -- Chapter 3 - Contingent Society -- Chapter 4 - Necessary Society -- Chapter 5 - Temporal Society -- Chapter 6 - Tacit Society -- Chapter 7 - Resurgent Society -- Chapter 8 - Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This book challenges those contemporary sociologists who argue that the notion of 'society' is an outmoded basis for sociological analysis and instead revitalizes the idea that sociology is truly 'the study of society'. Mellor returns the human and religious aspects of social life to the centre of social theory.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: Real Society -- Chapter 2 - Complex Society -- Chapter 3 - Contingent Society -- Chapter 4 - Necessary Society -- Chapter 5 - Temporal Society -- Chapter 6 - Tacit Society -- Chapter 7 - Resurgent Society -- Chapter 8 - Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book challenges those contemporary sociologists who argue that the notion of 'society' is an outmoded basis for sociological analysis and instead revitalizes the idea that sociology is truly 'the study of society'. Mellor returns the human and religious aspects of social life to the centre of social theory.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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