The Mark of the Social Discovery or Invention? |
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| Editor:
| Greenwood, John D. |
| Contribution by:
| Gergen, Kenneth J.
Gilbert, Margaret
Gordon, H. S.
Harrè, Rom
Ingold, Tim
M. Lee, Raymond I.
Manicas, Peter
Margolis, Joseph
Sandelands, Lloyd
Secord, Paul F.
Turner, Jonathan H.
Wallace, Walter L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8307-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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Behavior, language, development, identity, and science--all of these phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is there any intrinsic 'mark' of the social shared by these phenomena? In the first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate the mark of the social. Their varied answers will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists,...
More DescriptionBehavior, language, development, identity, and science--all of these phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is there any intrinsic 'mark' of the social shared by these phenomena? In the first book to shed light on this foundational question, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate the mark of the social. Their varied answers will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in the theoretical foundations of the social sciences.