Title: The myth of social action /
Authors: Campbell, Colin, 1940-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Action theory.; Sociology Philosophy
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Action reported missing in action theory -- 3. Action and social action -- 4. Action versus social action -- 5. The rise of social situationalism -- 6. The argument by denial -- 7. Accounts and actions -- 8. The argument by exclusion -- 9. The argument through incorporation -- 10. The 'learning everything from others' thesis -- 11. The communicative act paradigm -- 12. The linguistic turn for the worse -- 13. The myth of social action -- 14. The obstacle which is social situationalism -- 15. Epilogue: bringing action back in.