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Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory

Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory

Jirí Šubrt

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Editorial:
Emerald Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2019
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781787690387

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This book examines individualism and holism, the two interpretive perspectives that have divided sociological theory into two camps, examines attempts to overcome this antinomy and sets out a new approach to resolving this dilemma via ’critical reconfigurationism’.

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