Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals): A Critique of Selected Conceptions of the Social Role of the Sociologist (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415839976)

This book, first published in 1976, discusses four classical paradigms for sociology, including the positivism of Durkheim and Marx, and four contemporary developments or revisions of them. Unique in its approach and analysis of the relationship between sociology and action, this book is of value and interest to students of sociology and theory and professional sociologists.