Theory for the Working Sociologist

by Fabio Rojas

Book Overview

Theory for the Working Sociologist makes social theory easy to understand by revealing sociology's hidden playbook. Fabio Rojas argues that sociologists use four different theoretical "moves" when they try to explain the social world: how groups defend their status, how people strategically pursue their goals, how values and institutions support each other, and how people create their social reality. Rojas uses famous sociological studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181655
• ISBN13: 9780231181655
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"