{"product_id":"structures-of-power-and-constraint-papers-in-honor-of-peter-m-blau-0521113164","title":"Structures of Power and Constraint: Papers in Honor of Peter M. Blau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521113164\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calhoun, Craig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre social structures products of human action, expressions of individual or group power? Or are they essentially external constraints on human action, necessarily analyzed at a different level? How are themes of power and constraint to be joined in a common analytic approach? These have long been central questions for sociologists. since the collapse of functionalism as a unifying paradigm, however they have often appeared as the basis for sharp divisions between competing analytic paradigms. The divide between structuralism and rational-choice theory has been one of the most prominent such splits. Yet each approach has undergone a revival in past years. The editors of this book, in honour of Peter Blau, brought together a wide range of distinguished sociologists who have taken positions on different sides of this issue and brings them into focus as parts of a common discourse on the place of social structure and concepts of strategic action in sociological explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940097917216,"sku":"NEW0521113164","price":79.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/structures-of-power-and-constraint-papers-in-honor-of-peter-m-blau-0521113164","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}