Should Sociologists Plod along and Establish Descriptive Regularities or Seek a Grand Explanation for Them?

Part of a review symposium on John H. Goldthorpe's On Sociology: Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2000). Goldthorpe's view that the current malaise in sociology could be cured by the integration of rational action theory (RAT) with qu...

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Published in:European sociological review 2001, Vol.17 (4), p.457-464
Main Authors: Grusky, David B., Di Carlo, Matthew
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Quantitative Methods
Rationality
Review Symposium
Sociological Theory
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Summary:Part of a review symposium on John H. Goldthorpe's On Sociology: Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2000). Goldthorpe's view that the current malaise in sociology could be cured by the integration of rational action theory (RAT) with quantitative analysis is discussed. Goldthorpe's diagnosis & prescription is addressed as well as alternative diagnosis & prescription, special difficulties in adjunction, & whether Goldthorpe's research program will prevail. It is concluded that the marriage of RAT to quantitative analysis will attract more support for RAT & therefore push it into the mainstream. 15 References. R. Whyte
ISSN:0266-7215
1468-2672