Arthur stinchcombe american sociologist dead at age 85. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations, both published by the university of chicago press. Literary interpretation in the united states, great britain, and the west indies. Selected papers 1989 and theoretical methods in social history 1978. Stinchcombe is published by university of chicago press. An ambitious new work by a wellrespected sociologist, information and organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe is the author of constructing social theories 3. Stinchcombe, 1965 to identify a set of relevant persistence predictors.
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. Cambridge core social theory stratification and organization by arthur l. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. A case study of smes in the ashanti region of ghana. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. Stinchcombe contends that the information problem and the concept of uncertainty provide the key to understanding how organizations function. 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. Arthur l stinchcombe, usamerikanischer soziologe, am 03. The book explores the various aspects on the application of social theory to historical materials.
The logic of social research introduces students to the logic of those methods. Stinchcombe argues that theories should not be invented in the abstractor applied a priori to a problembut should be. 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. 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.
Stinchcombe began his teaching career at johns hopkins. Pdf arthur stinchcombe is a sociologist who, by his own admission, has never looked at an original document related to caribbean history. Sugar island slavery in the age of enlightenment by arthur. Frank dobbin harvard university functionalism is alive and well in when formality works.
Informal financial services, a panacea for smes financing. Constructing social theories edition 1 by arthur l. Stinchcombe ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Hence, we focused on human capital and personality traits of the entrepreneur as. Theoretical methods in social history examines how generality can be wrested from historical facts. Stinchcombe visiting fellow, american bar foundation, and parttime professor, department of sociology, northwestern university, evanston, illinois 60201 full text html download pdf. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. Stinchcombe the logic of social research orients students to a set of logical problems that all methods must address to study social causation. Information and organizations by stinchcombe, arthur l. Stinchcombes avowed goal is to sketch the factors that make formalizationrules, blueprints, and citation practiceseffective. 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. Stinchcombe is a small village and civil parish in gloucestershire, england on the b4060 road between dursley and north nibley.
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. 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. The conditions of fruitfulness of theorizing about.
Stinchcombe is professor of sociology at northwestern university and author of a number of books, including stratification and organization. In a delightful mix of large theoretical insights and vivid anecdotal material, stinchcombe. This is a book of analysis and interpretation, not a manual. 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. Sad to hear about the passing of arthur stinchcombe. Theoretical methods in social history sciencedirect. Stinchcombe the harvard community has made this article openly available. Stinchcombe is professor of sociology at northwestern university. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Arthur leonard stinchcombe may 16, 1933 july 3, 2018 was an american sociologist. A general philosophical analysis of measurement is proposed, using the concept of a theoretical domain.
He is the author of many books, including constructing social theories and, most recently, when formality works. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. His works include information and organizations, constructing social theories, economic sociology, and theoretical methods in social history. Mechanisms in a theory are defined here as bits of theory about entities at a different level e. 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. Constructing social theories presents to the reader. Stinchcombe visiting fellow, american bar foundation, and parttime professor, department of sociology, northwestern university, evanston, illinois 60201 download pdf article metrics. The church is called st cyrs and its yard contains 4060 gravestones. Authority and abstraction in law and organizations stinchcombe, arthur l.
1554 1666 822 977 1001 271 1033 1073 439 768 797 30 1251 1361 526 410 676 1334 1464 760 338 196 298 1052 1305 298 793 1500 777 316 1494 1140 1245 17 1018 826 269