TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract The article argues for the necessity of theory within sociology, in general, and metatheory, in particular. It explores how theoretical, metatheoretical, and philosophical background conditions affect sociological research. It makes the case for why attending to background conditions is important for both the sociologist as an individual and also sociology as a collective and a discipline. In this context, it makes the case for critical realism as a useful program of metatheoretical reflexivity that focuses upon the more philosophical dimensions of sociology including the place of ontology and even how theory itself should be understood.
VL  - 34
SN  - 978-1-78756-604-0, 978-1-78756-603-3/0198-8719
DO  - 10.1108/S0198-871920180000034001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0198-871920180000034001
AU  - Rutzou Timothy
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Crisis!? What Crisis!? On Social Theory and Reflexivity
T2  - Critical Realism, History, and Philosophy in the Social Sciences
T3  - Political Power and Social Theory
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -