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The Myth of Social Action
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CAMPBELL, COLIN. The Myth of Social Action. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1996. 199 pages. $49.95 (cloth).
The objective of Campbell's book is to shed light on the contemporary situation of micro studies in sociology. In particular, his focus is on the concept of action and the lamented loss of theoretical memory which prevents contemporary sociologists from reading the differences between the concept of action and the concept of social action. To rectify this situation, Campbell carries out a systematic critique of contemporary micro sociological paradigms which include, among ...
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