Sociological Dilemmas

ContentsPrefacePart I On the Theoretical Crisis of Sociology Chapter 1 Critique of Sociology: Traditions and Perspectives Critique of Sociology: Two Traditions The "Poverty of Sociology" Tradition The "Crisis of Sociology" Tradition The Theoretical Assumptions of Sociology The Theoretical Dilemmas of Sociology Models of Sociology Toward a Reappraisal of Sociology Part II The Dilemmas of Demarcation—Methodological Chapter 2 Science or Humanities: Naturalism, Antinaturalism, Integralism The Naturalistic Tradition The Antinaturalistic Tradition Naturalism and Antinaturalism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication The Arguments of the Contending Parties Integralism as a Dialectical Solution Integralism in the Marxian Sociological Theory Chapter 3 Science of Man or Science of Society: Reductionism, Antireductionism, Separatism The Antireductionistic Tradition The Reductionistic Tradition Reductionism and Antireductionism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication The Arguments of the Contending Parties: An Overview Separatism as a Dialectical Solution Separatism in Marxian Sociological Theory Part III The Dilemmas of Social Cognition—Epistemological Chapter 4 Knowledge or Action: Cognitivism, Activism, Constructivism The Cognitivistic Tradition The Activistic Tradition Cognitivism and Activism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication The Arguments of the Contending Parties: An Overview Constructivism as a Dialectical Solution Constructivism in Marxian Sociological Theory Chapter 5 Detachment or Bias: Neutralism, Axiologism, Commitment Neutralism and Axiologism in the Sociological Tradition Neutralism and Axiologism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication The Arguments of the Contending Parties: An Overview Commitment as a Dialectical Solution Commitment in Marxian Sociological Theory Part IV The Dilemmas of Social Reality—Ontological Chapter 6 Man as Object or Subject: Passivism, Autonomism, Creativism The Passivistic Tradition The Autonomistic Tradition Passivism and Autonomism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication Creativism as a Dialectical Solution Creativism in Marxian Sociological Theory Chapter 7 Society as a Whole or as an Aggregate : Collectivism, Individualism, Structuralism The Collectivist Tradition The Individualistic Tradition Collectivism and Individualism in Contemporary Sociology What the Dispute Is Really About: An Explication Structuralism as a Dialectical Solution Structuralism in Marxian Sociological Theory Part V Out of the Theoretical Crisis Chapter 8 Recapitulation The Premises of the Argument The Strategy of the Argument The Outcome of the Argument A Caveat on Marxism References Author Index Subject Index