The art and science of sociology : essays in honor of Edward A. Tiryakian / edited by Roland Robertson and John Simpson.
A festschrift honoring the work of Edward A. Tiryakian, consisting of a large number of essays.
| Uniform Title: | Key issues in modern sociology.
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York, NY :
Anthem Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Key issues in modern sociology.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages). |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapters; Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Dynamo and the Diplomat: Tiryakian's Role in Preserving Sorokin's Reputation; Chapter 2: Edward Tiryakian and Modernization Theory: A Very Special Relationship; Chapter 3: Developmental Path (Entwicklungsform): A Neglected Weberian Concept and Its Usefulness in the Civilizational Analysis of Islam; Chapter 4: The Existential Sociology of Edward Tiryakian: Toward an Integrated Paradigm.
- Chapter 5: Comparative Reflections on Sociology and Conservatism: The Contributions of Edward A. TiryakianChapter 6: Contemporary Changes in the Processes of Social Differentiation: Toward an Analytical Version of the Theory; Chapter 7: Considerations on Global Studies; Chapter 8: Honoring Edward Tiryakian as a Metasociologist: A Metaconceptual Analysis of Prosumption and Related Concepts; Chapter 9: Dangerous Nouns of Process: Differentiation, Rationalization, Modernization; Chapter 10: Modernization as Social Becoming: Ten Theses on Modernization; Chapter 11: Religion and Evolution.
- Chapter 12: The "Axial Age" vs. Weber's Comparative Sociology of the World ReligionsBack Matter; Edward A. Tiryakian's Publications ; Index.