The Scope of Understanding in Sociology (RLE Social Theory) 9781317648437, 1317648439
In their efforts to emulate the methodology which had proved so successful in the natural sciences, the social sciences
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The scope of understanding in sociology
International Library of Sociology
Founded by Karl Mannheim Editor: John Rex, University of Warwick
Arbor Scientiae Arbor Vitae
A catalogue of the books available in the International Library of Sociology and other series of Social Science books published by Routledge & Kegan Paul will be found at the end of this volume.
The scope of understanding in sociology Towards a more radical reorientation in the social and humanistic sciences
Werner Pelz Department of Sociology, La Trobe University, Australia
Routledge & Kegan Paul London and Boston
First published in 1974 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5EL and 9 Park Street, Boston, Mass. 02108, USA Set in Monotype Times New Roman and printed in Great Britain by Unwin Brothers Limited The Gresham Press Old Woking, Surrey © Werner Pelz 1974 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except for the quotation of brief passages in criticism ISBN 0 7100 7854 4 (c) ISBN 0 7100 8009 3 (p) Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 74-77198
To Mary for countless substantial contributions and creative queries