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The Age of the Social

The Age of the Social

Sal Restivo

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2019
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Sociedad y cultura: general
ISBN:
9780367821159
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This book seeks to re-establish the credentials of sociology as the science of society. While championing interdisciplinarity in recognising the capacity of converging perspectives to yield more interesting general theories of social life, the author defends disciplinarity in maintaining sociology’s achievements as a discipline.

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