The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
In this essay, I want to spell out the outline of such a Weberian research program. It can be regarded as a third sociology, overcoming the opposition between methodological individualism and holism. It is based on methodological relationism and on a two-sided and multi-level explanatory model, emp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Política & Sociedade |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/48314 |
| Summary: | In this essay, I want to spell out the outline of such a Weberian research program. It can be
regarded as a third sociology, overcoming the opposition between methodological individualism
and holism. It is based on methodological relationism and on a two-sided and multi-level
explanatory model, employing the notion of the duality of structure and action. Its analytical
power is illustrated with reference to Weber’s study on ascetic Protestantism and on the economic ethic of the world religions. |
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| ISSN: | 1677-4140 2175-7984 |