Srivastava, Vinay Kumar <br/><br/>
Contributions to sociological theory 
edited by Vinay Kumar Srivastava 
 - New Delhi  Sage  2014 
 - viii, 281 p. 
<br/><br/> Table of contents:<br/><br/>Part I: On concepts and methods<br/><br/>1. Newness in sociological enquiry<br/>2. Paradigms and discourses: new frontiers in the sociology of knowledge<br/>3. Relevance of the marxist approach to the study of Indian society<br/>4. Altruistic suicide: a subjective approach<br/>5. Rational social acyion as a basis for creative comparisons<br/>6. Feminist social theories: theme and variations<br/>7. Social structure<br/><br/>Part II: On sociological thinkers<br/><br/>8. Vidyas: a homage to auguste comte<br/>9. Max weber's theory of social stratification: controversies, contexts and correctives<br/>10. Malinowski on freedom and civilization<br/>11. Some reflection on karl popper's theory of social explanation<br/>12. Outsider bias and ethnocentricity: the case of gunnar myrdal<br/>13. Robert merton's formulations in sociology of science<br/>14. Bourdieu's theory of the symbolic and the shah bano case 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788132113867  650.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SOCIOLOGY<br/>SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY<br/>INDIAN SOCIOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301.0954  / SRI(CON).V5