Neofunctionalism (Key Issues in Sociological Theory) - Hardcover

Alexander, Jeffrey C.

 
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Neofunctionalism is the first volume in the series Key Issues in Sociological Theory and takes account of the developments in functionalist theory over the last twenty years. Reconsidering the work of Parsons, Merton, Homans et al during the 1930s and 1940s, Alexander suggests that functionalism is more than just a set of concepts, methods, models or ideologies. He argues that it is a tradition, that it has emerged from recent critical reflection as more a broad intellectual tendency than a theory. The papers in this volume, all original contributions by scholars from different sociological backgrounds, exemplify these tendencies.

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ISBN 10:  0803924976 ISBN 13:  9780803924970
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1985
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