Etzioni’s Critical Functionalism : Communitarian Origins and Principles.
Title:
Etzioni’s Critical Functionalism : Communitarian Origins and Principles.
Author:
Sciulli, David.
ISBN:
9789004190443
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (532 pages)
Series:
International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; v.117
International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction Etzioni's Classic Project -- PART I THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS -- Chapter One Normative Order in Organizations -- Chapter Two Etzioni's Functionalism and Societal Constitutionalism -- Chapter Three Order in Democratic Societies: Etzioni's Three Major Conceptual Decisions -- PART II EXPECTATIONS FOR ADVANCED DEMOCRACIES -- Chapter Four Defining an Active Society: Pushing American Pragmatism and Optimism to the Edge -- Chapter Five Overcoming Obstacles to Activeness I: Extending Consensus and Control -- Chapter Six Overcoming Obstacles to Activeness II: Recruiting and Socializing Leaders -- Chapter Seven Policy for an Active Society -- PART III SECOND THOUGHTS: TROUBLE AT HOME -- Chapter Eight Declining Optimism: An Immodest Agenda in a Global Economy -- Chapter Nine Ongoing Failure: Breakdowns in Primary Socialization -- Chapter Ten Increasing Criticism: Corruption in Electoral Politics and National Governance -- PART IV REBUILDING AMERICA'S CULTURAL AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE -- Chapter Eleven The Economy's "Normative Capsule: "Foundations of Socio-Economics -- Chapter Twelve Interpersonal Community and Institutional Community -- Chapter Thirteen Types of Interpersonal Community I: Shaming and Privileging Community -- Chapter Fourteen Types of Interpersonal Community II: Responsive Community -- Chapter Fifteen Moral Commitments of Interpersonal Community -- Etzioni References -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Written for social theorists and general readers (including undergraduates), David Sciulli's book is the first to explain not only how but also why Amitai Etzioni's publications evolved from his dissertation to Active Society and Socio-Economics to Communitarianism.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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