Social Evolution and Sociological Categories.

First published in 1976, this book is concerned with the nature of classification in the social sciences. Its thesis is that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations. Classification is not a theoretically neutral typification or ordering of social forms. This...

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Main Author: Hirst, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Series:Routledge revivals.
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