<p>A major task for social theory in the 1990s is to explain the relationship between individuals and social structures. This book makes two simple suggestions for forging a micro/macro link. The concept of contingency is a breakthrough for social theory. Where current micro/macro debates are merely an expanded, but veiled, regurgitation of philosophical issues debated long ago, the concept of contigency allows social theory to transcend old paradigms and explain contemporary society.</p>

Contingency Theory: Rethinking the Boundaries of Social Thought

Politics & Social Sciences

Itzkowitz, Gary

Sociology

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