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Exploring self and society /

This text addresses contemporary society in an immediate and thought-provoking manner and will be a timely and topical introduction to the dynamic and critical dimensions of sociology. It adopts a broad social science approach which reflects both the authors' competencies and also the widening...

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Main Author: Billington, Rosamund
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Hockey, Jennifer Lorna, Strawbridge, Sheelagh
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1998.
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Online Access:http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5385507
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Summary:This text addresses contemporary society in an immediate and thought-provoking manner and will be a timely and topical introduction to the dynamic and critical dimensions of sociology. It adopts a broad social science approach which reflects both the authors' competencies and also the widening and overlaying boundaries of the social sciences. Starting with the problem-oriented agenda of the social sciences, it explores the tensions between structure, agency and process via the idea of a structure-bound and yet creative and participatory self.
Physical Description:292 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p262-279. - Includes indexes.