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Written with students in mind, Thinking Through Theory explores the role of theory in sociology with a focus on good thinking: how to keep from thinking in circles, how to know when we are contradicting ourselves, and how to avoid thinking tautologies are meaningful.

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
Preface	p. vii
Chapter 1	On theory in sociology	p. 1
    What Is theory in Sociology?	p. 1
    Looking outward	p. 15
    Problems and Solutions	p. 20
    Awkward joins	p. 31
    Beyond Straightening	p. 40
Chapter 2	Things and facts: who causes what constraints?	p. 45
    Culture as Constraint	p. 45
    Defining Constraint	p. 52
    Defining Causation	p. 56
    Causation and Comparison	p. 62
    Comparison, Processes, and Causes	p. 65
Chapter 3	The Return of Realism	p. 77
    A Basket of Isms	p. 77
    Realism versus Social construction	p. 86
    Getting real in sociology	p. 94
    Concepts and reality	p. 98
    Supporting Claims	p. 105
    Talk and Scientific Inquiry*	p. 110
    Talking about Truth*	p. 116
    Conclusion	p. 128
Chapter 4	Rationality and other lunacies	p. 131
    The Debate over rational choice theory	p. 131
    What is rationality?	p. 136
    Producing Paradox	p. 138
    From Irrational to Rational Uses of Rational Choice Theory	p. 149
    Conclusion	p. 172
Chapter 5	What does the sociology of animals teach us?	p. 175
    Fear of animals	p. 175
    Where is Complexity and Intelligence?	p. 182
    Roles	p. 191
    Morality (Rules)	p. 199
    Having a World	p. 206
    Conclusion	p. 215
Chapter 6	"The Gentleman is to let the lady enter the door first": or how the environment tells us what to do	p. 217
    Motives and tendencies	p. 217
    Who follows rules and when?	p. 225
    I can only open the door	p. 231
    Conclusion	p. 243
Conclusion	p. 245
    On Luck	p. 245
    Bonus: The Newest Rules of Sociology	p. 247
    From Here on	p. 254
References	p. 255
Index	p. 271