The Mark of the Social Discovery or Invention?
by Greenwood, John D.; Gergen, Kenneth J.; Gilbert, Margaret; Gordon, H S.; Harrè, Rom; Ingold, Tim; M. Lee, Raymond I.; Manicas, Peter; Margolis, Joseph; Sandelands, Lloyd; Secord, Paul F.; Turner, Jonathan H.; Wallace, Walter L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-12-19
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary
Behavior, language, development, identity, and science--all of these phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is there any intrinsic 'mark' of the social shared by these phenomena? In the first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate the mark of the social. Their varied answers will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in the theoretical foundations of the social sciences.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: The Mark of the Social | p. 1 |
| Concerning Sociality: The Plural Subject as Paradigm | p. 17 |
| A Definition of Social Phenomena for the Social Sciences | p. 37 |
| The Mark of the Social in the Social Sciences | p. 59 |
| How Many Kinds of Things Are There in the World? The Ontological Status of Societies | p. 81 |
| The Nature and Dynamics of 'The Social' among Humans | p. 105 |
| The Body and the Social | p. 133 |
| Social Explanation | p. 153 |
| The Meaning of 'Social' | p. 183 |
| Crews, Clubs, Crowds, and Classes: 'The Social' as a Discursive Category | p. 199 |
| Social Theory in Context: Relational Humanism | p. 213 |
| Life beyond the Edge of Nature? Or, The Mirage of Society | p. 231 |
| The Reversible Imaginary: Baudrillard and the End of the Social | p. 253 |
| Index | p. 273 |
| About the Contributors | p. 281 |
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