Functionalism, Exchange and Theoretical Strategy (International Library of Society)

Michael Mulkay

ISBN 10: 0710069804 / ISBN 13: 9780710069801

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul RKP, London, 1971

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HARDBACK IN JACKET 1971. FRONT END PAPER HAS NEATLY WRITTEN NAME. Clean & tight. A FEW PENCIL LINES IN MARGINS. Jacket has a little edge wear. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref D125. Functionalism, Exchange and Theoretical Strategy by Michael Mulkay (International Library of Society) ISBN: 0710069804.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Functionalism, Exchange and Theoretical Strategy (International Library of Society)
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul RKP, London
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710069804
• ISBN 13: 9780710069801
• Binding: Hard Boards
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

M.J. Mulkay traces the development of certain recent versions of functionalism and exchange theory in sociology, with special attention to 'theoretical strategy'. He uses this term to refer to the policies which theorists adopt to ensure that their work contributes to their long range theoretical objectives. Such strategies are important, he believes, because they place limits on the theories with which they are associated. He shows how each of the theorists he studies devised a new strategy to replace the unsuccessful policies of a prior theory in a process of 'strategical dialectic'. This often has unforeseen consequences for the direction of theoretical growth, and the author interprets changes in theoretical perspective largely as products of these strategical innovations.