Download or read book Research Handbook on Analytical Sociology written by Manzo, Gianluca and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an up-to-date portrait of the concepts and methods of analytical sociology, this pivotal Research Handbook traces the historical evolution of the field, utilising key research examples to illustrate its core principles. It investigates how analytical sociology engages with other approaches such as analytical philosophy, structural individualism, social stratification research, complexity science, pragmatism, and critical realism, exploring the foundations of the topic as well as its major explanatory mechanisms and methods.