Sociological theory : inquiries and paradigms / edited by Llewellyn Gross.

Includes bibliographical references.

Sociological theory: questions and problems, by L. Gross -- The metaphors of order: toward a taxonomy of organization theory, by P. Meadows -- Symbols, perception, and meaning, by B. Harrell -- The usees of causation in sociology, by G.A. Theodorson -- Theory in anthropology: developmental or causal? By L.J. Goldstein -- Singular hypotheticals and historical explanation, by W.H. Dray -- The relation of theory and method, by A.M. Rose -- Elements of theoretical analysis in sociology by C. Schrag -- Note on selected problems in theory construction, by L. Gross -- Toward a sociological theory of peace, by A. Etzioni -- A theory of lower-class behavior, by J.L. Roach -- A transactional interpretation of social problems, by L. Gross -- The sociology of knowledge and the problem of objectivity, by B. Walter -- Mainliners and marginals; the human shape of sociological theory, by I.L. Horowitz.