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100	1		_aŠubrt, Jiří, _d1958- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIndividualism, holism and the central dilemma of sociological theory / _cJiří Šubrt.
264		1	_aBingley, U.K. : _bEmerald Publishing Limited, _c2019.
264		4	_c©2019
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPrelims -- Introduction -- What is sociological theory? -- The two lines of theoretical thinking in sociology -- Dualism-duality-duplex -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aIndividualism and holism, the concepts embedded in the title of this book, represent two key theoretical perspectives that have for many decades steered and shaped sociological thought. For over a century these two interpretative perspective shave also divided sociological theory into two camps, accompanied by a band of scholars trying to bridge this dualism. According to American sociologist Jeffrey C. Alexander, individualist theories derive their appeal and strength from their underlying assumption that humans make decisions as individual, free, autonomous, and rationally and morally consistent beings. A related belief is that they are able to express these qualities in their actions regardless of the situation in society or what economic or moral conditions prevail. Holistic, or collectivist, theories, unlike individualism, assign primacy to social entities.This perspective is important because it creates the basic precondition through which entities can become the subject of deliberate sociological analysis. However, there is a price for fulfilling this precondition. The emphasis it places on the collective, and on larger entities, logically means that the individual will and free human decision-making tends to be lost from the field of view. This book argues that these two perspectives, individualist and holistic, form the central dilemma of sociological thought.It provides an extensive review and critique of contemporary sociological approaches to this antinomy and examines attempts that have been made to overcome it and unite them.Moreover, the book proposes a new approach to solving this dilemma via the concept of 'critical reconfigurationism', arguing that the resolution of this dilemma is vital not just for sociological theory but also for empirical social research.
588	0		_aPrint version record
650		0	_aIndividualism _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aSociology.
650		7	_aSocial Science _xSociology / Social Theory. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSocial theory. _2bicssc
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856	4	0	_uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787690370
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