Andrew Abbott

Processual Sociology

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ISBN 13:: 9780226336626
author:: Andrew Abbott
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 328
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
Genre:: History, Other Historical Subjects, Historiography, Andrew Abbott,Processual Sociology,University of Chicago Press,022633662X,Sociology & Anthropology: Professional,Social,Social Science,Becoming (Philosophy) - Social aspects,Change - Social aspects,
Condition:: New
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Processual Sociology explores how social life is constantly in the process of making, remaking, and unmaking itself. This approach presumes that everything in the social world is continuously changing, instant by instant.

A key aspect of this perspective is its emphasis on history as a fundamental methodology for understanding the social world. By theorizing the making and unmaking of individuals, social entities, cultural structures, and patterns of conflict, processual sociology seeks to explain the stability of these micro elements rather than assuming it.

This book sets out the author's vision for how sociology should be practiced, both in terms of method and substance. It invites readers into Abbott's particular brand of thinking, exploring its implications for understanding human nature and providing a concrete example of how this approach could be turned into an empirical research program.

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