Understanding Social Theory Creation: A Perspective from Pierre Bourdieu and Talcott Parsons

Authors

  • Dr. Mir Sadaat Baloch Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Dr. Abdul Wahid Zehri Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Safi Ullah Lecturer, Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35484/ahss.2022(3-III)05

Keywords:

Enlightenment, Romanticism, Social Action, Social Order, Social Theory

Abstract

The paper looks into social theory critically and will discuss issues that are related with creating social theory. The basic aim of this study is to introduce the idea of social theory and identify the issues that are fundamental to theorizing. The discussed social thinkers such as Bourdieu and Parsons to create a perspective about social theory. This paper discusses an account of social theory then the two social thinkers are analysed. Finally, the issue of Macro/Micro during creation of social theory is discussed. The paper concludes that the field of social theory is in flux and there have been attempts for categorisation and tenet creation but the theorist still tends to transcend them. Social theory gives and takes from the world concurrently and for that reason it can be said that it will remain in a flux.

AHSS-Volume-3-issue-III-(October-to-December-2022)

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2022-10-22

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Baloch, S., Zehri, A. W., & Ullah, S. (2022). Understanding Social Theory Creation: A Perspective from Pierre Bourdieu and Talcott Parsons. Annals of Human and Social Sciences, 3(3), 36–46. https://doi.org/10.35484/ahss.2022(3-III)05

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2022): October to December

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