Social Theory
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Social Theory After The Internet
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Author : Ralph Schroeder
language : en
Publisher: UCL Press
Release Date : 2018-01-04
Social Theory After The Internet written by Ralph Schroeder and has been published by UCL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-04 with Social Science categories.
The internet has fundamentally transformed society in the past 25 years, yet existing theories of mass or interpersonal communication do not work well in understanding a digital world. Nor has this understanding been helped by disciplinary specialization and a continual focus on the latest innovations. Ralph Schroeder takes a longer-term view, synthesizing perspectives and findings from various social science disciplines in four countries: the United States, Sweden, India and China. His comparison highlights, among other observations, that smartphones are in many respects more important than PC-based internet uses. Social Theory after the Internet focuses on everyday uses and effects of the internet, including information seeking and big data, and explains how the internet has gone beyond traditional media in, for example, enabling Donald Trump and Narendra Modi to come to power. Schroeder puts forward a sophisticated theory of the role of the internet, and how both technological and social forces shape its significance. He provides a sweeping and penetrating study, theoretically ambitious and at the same time always empirically grounded.The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media and society, the internet and politics, and the social implications of big data.
The Cambridge Handbook Of Social Theory
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Author : Peter Kivisto
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-17
The Cambridge Handbook Of Social Theory written by Peter Kivisto and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with Social Science categories.
This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the impact of specific individual and theory schools; and more. Both volumes reflect a mixture of what intellectual historian Morton White distinguished as the 'annalist of ideas' and the 'analyst of ideas,' locating theoretical thought within the larger socio-historical context that shaped it - within the terrain of the sociology of knowledge. Exploring the contemporary relevance of theories in a manner that is historically situated and sensitive, this impressive and comprehensive set will likely stand the test of time.
Social Theory
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Author : Carsten Bagge Laustsen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-27
Social Theory written by Carsten Bagge Laustsen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-27 with Social Science categories.
This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory. Framed around paired theoretical perspectives on a series of sociological problems, the book shows how distinctive viewpoints shed light on different facets of social phenomena. The book includes sociology’s "founding fathers", major 20th-century thinkers and recent voices such as Butler and Zizek. Philosophically grounded and focused on interpretation and analysis, the book provides a clear understanding of theory’s scope while developing students’ skills in evaluating, applying and comparing theories.
Social Theory And Social Structure
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Author : Robert King Merton
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1968
Social Theory And Social Structure written by Robert King Merton and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Social Science categories.
This new printing is not a newly revised edition, only an enlarged one. The revised edition of 1957 remains intact except that its short introduction has been greatly expanded to appear here as Chapters I and II. The only other changes are technical and minor ones: the correction of typographical errors and amended indexes of subjects and names.
Social Theory And Modern Sociology
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Author : Anthony Giddens
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-04-25
Social Theory And Modern Sociology written by Anthony Giddens and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-25 with Social Science categories.
In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociology in the closing decades of the twentieth century. Composed of closely integrated papers, all written over the past few years, the book includes seven essays not previously published, plus two have not appeared in English before. In assessing the likely future evolution of sociology in particular, and the social sciences in general, the author both draws upon ideas established in his more abstract theoretical writings and examines critically competing traditions of thought. Those looking for an accessible introduction to Gidden's writing will find in this book a set of clear expositions of his basic ideas. By situating these ideas in relation to the critical assessment of the views of others, however, the author provides new sources of insight into the distinctiveness of his own claims.
Encyclopedia Of Social Theory
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Author : Austin Harrington
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2006
Encyclopedia Of Social Theory written by Austin Harrington and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Reference categories.
The Encyclopedia of Social Theory cuts across all relevant disciplines, theories, approaches, and schools to present the latest information and research.
Using Social Theory
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Author : Michael Pryke
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2003-08-13
Using Social Theory written by Michael Pryke and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-13 with Social Science categories.
`If there is a single question that presses upon the intellect of the current generation of social scientists, it is surely: "what do the great insights of social theory imply for the way we conduct research and write about the social world?". Until now there has been no single text to turn to that explores the epistemological complexities of field work, the problems of writing and language, and of the logics of inquiry that link theory, method and evidence. Using Social Theory is a magisterial effort to open up the black-box of research methods, and to provide students, in a way that no other comparable text has done, with a road map for the practice of the contemporary human sciences′ - Michael Watts, Chancellor′s Professor of Geography and Director Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley `From "theory talk to making it walk", Using Social Theory is one of the most useful and interesting books on the market. The authors demonstrate how to use philosophy and social theory as an indispensable toolkit for passionate and rigorous research. Essential reading for students and teachers in the social sciences and humanities′ - Professor Elspeth Probyn, Department of Gender Studies, University of Sydney Have you ever stopped to wonder about the influences that underpin research? If you are thinking about doing a piece of research, what difference might it make to the question you ask, to your approach to empirical work, analysis and writing of research, if you are influenced by one theoretical approach rather than another? The chapters in this innovative guide share a common belief that thinking alongside ideas, philosophical persuasions, is an integral part of the research process; it is not an optional extra. It sets out ways to encourage the researcher to think through three key moments of the research process: the production of a research question; fieldwork; and analysis and writing. As the authors demonstrate, research is not simply `done′: it has to be thought about and thought through. The book′s accessible style makes it suitable for anyone wishing to engage ideas in research in the social sciences and humanities.
Social Theory Today
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Author : Anthony Giddens
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1987
Social Theory Today written by Anthony Giddens and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Social Science categories.
Social theory has undergone dramatic changes over the past fifteen years. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive survey of those changes, and an authoritative statement on current trends of development in social thought. The contents of the book range in a systematic way across the major traditions of social theory prominent today. Among the topics covered are the relationships between modern social theory and the 'classics' of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the connections between social theory and mathematical social science; and the logical status of generalizations in the social sciences. Traditions of thought discussed include: behaviourism; symbolic interactionism; Parsonian theory; analytical theory; structuralism and post-structuralism; ethnomethodology; structuration theory; world systems theory; Marxism and critical theory.
A Beginner S Guide To Social Theory
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Author : Shaun Best
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2003-02-24
A Beginner S Guide To Social Theory written by Shaun Best and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-24 with Philosophy categories.
Offering a comprehensive overview of social theory from classical sociology to the present day, this text guides students through the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, feminism, postmodernism and contemporary thinkers like Foucault.
Emotion And Social Theory
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Author : Simon Williams
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2001-02-27
Emotion And Social Theory written by Simon Williams and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-27 with Social Science categories.
The emotions have traditionally been marginalized in mainstream social theory. This book demonstrates the problems that this has caused and charts the resurgence of emotions in social theory today. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, both classical and contemporary, Simon Williams treats the emotions as a universal feature of human life and our embodied relationship to the world. He reflects and comments upon the turn towards the body and intimacy in social theory, and explains what is important in current thinking about emotions. In his doing so, readers are provided with a critical assessment of various positions within the field, including the strengths and weaknesses of poststructuralism and postmodernism for examinin