The average humanitiescel takes the L from even the softest analytical sociologists like Charles Tilly. All it separates you from being straight is 20 ECTS of maths, stats and methodology. But you're too busy shitposting here.
>>18482057So what's analytical sociology all about? Why is it better than the humanities and its approach to sociology?
>>18482080>So what's analytical sociology all about?Focus on middle range theories, mechanistic explanations, DBO model of human action, structural individualism, rejection of MI and RCT faggotry.>Why is it better than the humanities and its approach to sociology?It does sociology for real instead of pretending to do it. Nonsociology humanities is not relevant to this topic.
>>18482145I thank you. I also have more questions, sorry if it's a bother.>mechanistic explanationsHow are these explanations superior to the alternatives, like the covering-law model? Which for the record I just learned about five minutes ago.>DBO model of human actionOh, I'm reading about it right now. Interesting, I didn't know this.>structural individualismHow does this methodology compare to rival approaches, from your point of view?>rejection of MI and RCT faggotry.What are these? Why are they bad?
>>18482182>How are these explanations superior to the alternatives, like the covering-law model? Which for the record I just learned about five minutes ago.It avoids black-box explanations of social facts which sociology had already riddled itself with in its past incarnations. Analytical sociology instead demands that the DBO relationship is found at the lowest actor. Can be a legit person, an ideal type if you're feeling lucky with Weber, or higher-level entities if you really have to.>How does this methodology compare to rival approaches, from your point of view?Compared to it, usual humanities and interpretative sociology are hermeneutic as shit. Subjective meanings and interpretations ofc matter but you have to get to the actual point where they influence human action. Methodological individualism (from neoclassical and Austrian econ) is retarded for the opposite reason, being ergodic and assuming equilibrium dynamics. Just because someone has to do something doesn't make social structures and beliefs not a thing. Rational Choice Theory is tl;dr close to this bs.
>>18482222What does analytical sociology have to say about Marxist sociology? I know Marx is a key figure in sociology and created the theory of class conflict, but I’m not well-versed in how analytical approaches see his work.
>>18482057How does this all this bragging about gay and retarded shit make your mother unlick my butthole?
>>18482057Tilly is great. too bad his shit's out of print.
