Contingency Theory: Rethinking the Boundaries of Social Thought

By Gary Itzkowitz

A major task for social theory in the 1990s is to explain the relationship between individuals and social structures. This book makes two simple suggestions for forging a micro/macro link. The concept of contingency is a breakthrough for social theory. Where current micro/macro debates are merely an expanded, but veiled, regurgitation of philosophical issues debated long ago, the concept of contigency allows social theory to transcend old paradigms and explain contemporary society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761804439
• ISBN13: 9780761804437
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"