Sentiments and Activities: Essays in Social Science (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George C. Homans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331357380 ISBN 13: 9780331357387

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Sentiments and Activities presents a personal and provocative look at sociology through a curated set of essays.

This collection blends data, theory, and the author’s own career path to shed light on how social science explains the world.

This edition gathers most of the author’s papers from his professional life, with introductions that connect the topics to larger ideas in social science. It emphasizes how diverse subjects can illuminate core questions about society, method, and theory, while offering biographical context that helps readers understand the author’s choices and challenges.

• A clear, accessible survey of how social scientists organize data and build theories
• Illustrative discussions of open-field systems, kinship, and social structures from real-world studies
• Reflections on the role of chance, career, and personal perspective in shaping research
• An integration of specific case studies with broader ideas about science and society

Ideal for readers of sociology and social science who want a thoughtful introduction to how data, theory, and biography can intersect to explain social life.

About this title

About the Author

George Caspar Homans (1910-1989) was professor of sociology emeritus at Harvard University. He taught at the universities of Manchester, Cambridge, and Kent and is the author of The Human Group and Social Behavior along with numerous other works on social behavior and social theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331357380
• ISBN 13: 9780331357387
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338