{"product_id":"constructing-social-research-objects-constructionism-in-research-practice-9781642597714","title":"Constructing Social Research Objects:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConstructing Social Research Objects\u003c\/em\u003e is the third volume on theoretically driven methodology in the social sciences edited by Håkon Leiulfsrud and Peter Sohlberg. This essential new volume explains how to identify sociological research objects, and explores the art of living theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretical concepts such as social structure, the Global South, social bonds, organizations and management are examined and developed by a broad range of the discipline's most influential authors. The methodological chapters—including critical notes on sociology and the uses of statistics, the value of thought experiments in sociology, how to research subjects in time and space, and the academic 'star war' between Pierre Bourdieu and Dorothy E. Smith—offer indispensable insights for researchers and students interested in theoretical construction work in the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors are: Göran Ahrne, Michela Betta, Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen, Michael Burawoy, Raju Das, David Fasenfest, Raimund Hasse, Johs Hjellbrekke, Håkon Leiulfsrud, Emil A. Røyrvik, John Scott, Peter Sohlberg, Karin Widerberg and Richard Swedberg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e   Håkon Leiulfsrud and Peter Sohlberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 How Do You Establish the Research Object in Sociology?\u003cbr\u003e   Richard Swedberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Historical Epistemology, Sociology, and Statistics\u003cbr\u003e   Johs Hjellbrekke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Constructing Social Structure\u003cbr\u003e   John Scott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Constructing the Conceptual Tools for the Global South\u003cbr\u003e   David Fasenfest and Raju J. Das\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Significance of Social Bonds\u003cbr\u003e   Göran Ahrne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Organisations as a Sociological Research Object\u003cbr\u003e  How Schools Reproduce Inequality\u003cbr\u003e   Raimund Hasse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Broken Promises and Lost Qualities\u003cbr\u003e  Constructing Management as a Research Object in Sociology and Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e   Emil André Røyrvik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 On Thought Experiments in Sociology and the Power of Thinking\u003cbr\u003e   Michela Betta and Richard Swedberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Constructing and Researching the Object in Time and Space\u003cbr\u003e   Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Academic Star Wars\u003cbr\u003e  Pierre Bourdieu and Dorothy E. Smith on Academic Work\u003cbr\u003e   Karin Widerberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Living Theory\u003cbr\u003e  Reflections on Four Decades of Teaching Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e   Michael Burawoy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Postscript\u003cbr\u003e   Peter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359881134423,"sku":"9781642597714","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781642597714.jpg?v=1754125999","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constructing-social-research-objects-constructionism-in-research-practice-9781642597714","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}