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            Šubrt, Jiří. Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory. Emerald

            Limited, 2019.

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            Individualism and holism, the concepts embedded in the title of this book, represent two k
            perspectives that have for many decades steered and shaped sociological thought. For over 

            two interpretative perspectives have also divided sociological theory into two camps, acco
            of scholars trying to bridge this dualism.

            According to American sociologist Jeffrey C. Alexander, individualist theories derive thei
            strength from their underlying assumption that humans make decisions as individual, free, 
            rationally and morally consistent beings. A related belief is that they are able to expres

            in their actions regardless of the situation in society or what economic or moral conditio
            Holistic, or collectivist, theories, unlike individualism, assign primacy to social entiti
            perspective is important because it creates the basic precondition through which entities 

            subject of deliberate sociological analysis. However, there is a price for fulfilling this
            The emphasis it places on the collective, and on larger entities, logically means that the
            and free human decision-making tends to be lost from the field of view.

            This book argues that these two perspectives, individualist and holistic, form the central
            sociological thought. It provides an extensive review and critique of contemporary sociolo
            to this antinomy and examines attempts that have been made to overcome it and unite them. 

            book proposes a new approach to solving this dilemma via the concept of 'critical reconfig
            arguing that the resolution of this dilemma is vital not just for sociological theory but 
            empirical social research.