The conditions of fruitfulness of theorizing about. Stinchcombe is published by university of chicago press. Theoretical methods in social history sciencedirect. Stinchcombe, 1965 to identify a set of relevant persistence predictors. Arthur leonard stinchcombe may 16, 1933 july 3, 2018 was an american sociologist stinchcombe was born in clare county, michigan, and attended central michigan university, where he earned a bachelors degree in mathematics.
Frank dobbin harvard university functionalism is alive and well in when formality works. Constructing social theories by stinchcombe abebooks. Stinchcombe the logic of social research orients students to a set of logical problems that all methods must address to study social causation. A general philosophical analysis of measurement is proposed, using the concept of a theoretical domain. Stinchcombe skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The book explores the various aspects on the application of social theory to historical materials. Hence, we focused on human capital and personality traits of the entrepreneur as.
A theoretical domain consists of units of analysis, environments within which the theory is supposed to hold, a substantive focus described by a set of concepts, and a set of functional forms of relations between concepts. Information and organizations by stinchcombe, arthur l. Almost all sociological theory asserts that some social conditions produce other social conditions, but the theoretical links between causes and effects are not easily supported by observation. Stinchcombe is a small village and civil parish in gloucestershire, england on the b4060 road between dursley and north nibley. Stinchcombe is professor of sociology at northwestern university. Stinchcombe is the author of constructing social theories 3. Organizations 1965, the american sociologist arthur l. Literary interpretation in the united states, great britain, and the west indies. Stinchcombe, information and organizations, berkeley.
Constructing social theories presents to the reader a range of strategies for constructing theories, and in a clear, rigorous, and imaginative manner, illustrates how they can be applied. Arthur l stinchcombe, usamerikanischer soziologe, am 03. This is a book of analysis and interpretation, not a manual. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. Stinchcombe visiting fellow, american bar foundation, and parttime professor, department of sociology, northwestern university, evanston, illinois 60201 full text html download pdf. Sugar island slavery in the age of enlightenment by arthur. Economic sociology studies in social discontinuity by arthur l. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. Stinchcombe the harvard community has made this article openly available. Arthur leonard stinchcombe may 16, 1933 july 3, 2018 was an american sociologist. Bobbsmerrill, 1967 industrial organization 52 pages. Stinchcombe october 21, 2004 citizenship united states date, place of birth 16 may, 1933, clare county, mi, usa office addresses department of sociology northwestern university 1810 chicago ave. Stinchcombe ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
A case study of smes in the ashanti region of ghana. Professor stinchcombe was a leading social scientist of his generation and one of the most renowned scholars of economic sociology, organization theory, comparative and historical sociology, and the sociology of law in the history of sociology. An ambitious new work by a wellrespected sociologist, information and organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations stinchcombe, arthur l.
Authority and abstraction in law and organizations, both published by the university of chicago press. Stinchcombe is professor of sociology at northwestern university and author of a number of books, including stratification and organization. He is the author of many books, including constructing social theories and, most recently, when formality works. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle.
In a delightful mix of large theoretical insights and vivid anecdotal material, stinchcombe explores the. Stinchcombe argues that theories should not be invented in the abstractor applied a priori to a problembut should be dictated by the nature of the data to be explained. Informal financial services, a panacea for smes financing. His works include information and organizations, constructing social theories, economic sociology, and theoretical methods in social history. Selected papers 1989 and theoretical methods in social history 1978.
He then pursued graduate study in sociology at the university of california, berkeley, earning a doctorate. Stinchcombe began his teaching career at johns hopkins. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Stinchcombe is professor emeritus of sociology, political science, and organizational behavior at northwestern university. The population taken at the 2011 census was 480 it gives its name to the nearby stinchcombe hill grid reference which is a 28. Stinchcombe compared the american textile industry one of the oldest industries in the country with the newer automotive industry to argue that the key features of organizations in any industry are. Stinchcombe visiting fellow, american bar foundation, and parttime professor, department of sociology, northwestern university, evanston, illinois 60201 download pdf article metrics. Theoretical methods in social history examines how generality can be wrested from historical facts.
Mechanisms in a theory are defined here as bits of theory about entities at a different level e. The logic of social research introduces students to the logic of those methods. Arthur stinchcombe american sociologist dead at age 85. Constructing social theories presents to the reader. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Stinchcombes avowed goal is to sketch the factors that make formalizationrules, blueprints, and citation practiceseffective. The university of california press, 1990, 377 pp, international journal of comparative sociology in 2002 continued as comparative sociology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The church is called st cyrs and its yard contains 4060 gravestones. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations by arthur l. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology, in sociology and related disciplines. In a delightful mix of large theoretical insights and vivid anecdotal material, stinchcombe.
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