Understanding Mechanistic Explanation as A Strategy of Analytical Sociology

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ID7102423
AuthorsDanjuma Sheidu Asaka (corresponding author), Olabode Awarun, Olabode Awarun Olabode Awarun
Year2020
Volume1
Issue3
Pages192-198
Publication date2020-12-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIndonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues (IJSEI (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2722-1369 • E-ISSN: 2722-1369
PublisherLiteracy Institute (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.47540/ijsei.v1i3.55
OpenAlexW3111034253
LanguageEN
References cited9

Although Analytical Sociology is not often used in the mainstream Sociology, its history is however, traceable to the classical works of scholars such as Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Alexis de Tocqueville as well as contemporary sociological thinkers like Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton, among others. This paper provides a contemporary argument for the application of mechanistic explanation in the overall understanding of Analytical Sociology using relevant and practical examples. In the course of this, attention has been paid to the concept of explanation and its various types in a sociological discourse. This paper therefore argues that social reality can significantly be understood only when explanations are systematic and detailed in content and context. The conclusion is that analytical sociology has the capacity to explain the actions of social actors within the social environment beyond some social doubts, even though, not all situations, can be sufficiently explained with the strategy

Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Historical sociology · Mainstream · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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