Can there be a Phenomenological Sociology?

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In this article the claim that sociology can be given a phenomenological foundation is examined and rejected. Certain basic problems facing sociological theory are analysed, and it is shown that phenomenology, rather than helping to solve these problems, merely helps to throw them into clearer relief. The concept of typification and the concept of rule are discussed in relation to social action and it is argued that whereas actions qua social actions can be adequately analysed without an appeal to phenomenology, phenomenology might enable us to understand what is involved in the possibility of deviations from rules and types.

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