US theorists tend to view our way as the best way or even the only way to be modern. Most theory has been written from and about the male perspective. Social theory uses concepts to deal with empirical data because this data cannot be expressed except in terms of human thought. Social theory goes beyond ad hoc concepts and develops systems of concepts to explain phenomena. Social theory deals with human values.
Social theory focuses upon the causal importance of the individual and society.
Social theory rests on axioms or fundamental assumptions about the causes of human behavior and the social universe. Social theory is always about the fundamental assumptions on which given systems of society are based. Social theory must be about the search for truth. Social theory is analysis of humans and their societies. Linking theory and practice, or using knowledge for personal and collective action is central to the history of social theory.