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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Main Author: Wolfgang Schluchter
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-12-01
Series:Política & Sociedade
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/48314
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-b166c16d39c8420ab7eeebc95ddada9b2022-12-22T02:02:52ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPolítica & Sociedade1677-41402175-79842016-12-01153410.5007/2175-7984.2016v15n34p1826592The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programmeWolfgang Schluchter0Universidade de MannheimIn 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.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/48314max webermacro e microholismo metodológicoindividualismo metodológicoação socialestrutura
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The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
Política & Sociedade
max weber
macro e micro
holismo metodológico
individualismo metodológico
ação social
estrutura
title The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
title_full The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
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title_full_unstemmed The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
title_short The duality between action and structure: outline for a Weberian research programme
title_sort duality between action and structure outline for a weberian research programme
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macro e micro
holismo metodológico
individualismo metodológico
ação social
estrutura
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