Back to Sociological Theory

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 1-9

3. Philosophy or Sociological Theory?

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 10-24

4. Restructuring Structuration Theory: Duality and Dualism in Sociological Theory

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 25-47

5. Social and System Integration: Back to Lockwood

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 48-66

6. Social Hierarchies and Some Sociological Theories of Micro/Macro Integration

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 67-98

7. Hierarchies: Social and System Integration, Duality and Dualism

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 99-116

8. Reification: Ignoring the Balance Between Social and System Integration

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 117-136

9. Reductionism: Neglecting Hierarchical Levels

   • Nicos P. Mouzelis

   Pages 137-165

10. Conclusion

    • Nicos P. Mouzelis

    Pages 166-171

11. Back Matter

    Pages 172-214

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Nicos Mouzelis argues against a marked tendency in present- day sociology to conflate philosophy and sociological theory. In trying to demonstrate the relative autonomy and specific logic of sociological theorising, he draws from a variety of theoretical traditions in order to construct a set of interrelated concepts useful for bridging the gulf between macro and micro sociologies. Drawing examples from the sociology of development and from the theory of organisations, the author shows concretely how the conceptual framework proposed can help the researcher to avoid both the reification of macro institutional structures and their reduction to the intersubjective understandings of micro actors.

• capital
• Hierarchie
• Institution
• Integration
• interaction
• Marx
• Marxism
• Nation
• nature
• organization
• philosophy
• Rational choice
• social theory
• sociological theory
• sociology

• The London School of Economics & Political Science, UK

  Nicos P. Mouzelis

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