The Polity Reader In Social Theory
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The Polity Reader In Social Theory
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Author : Polity
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 1994-01-31
The Polity Reader In Social Theory written by Polity and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-31 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the major debates and schools of thought in social theory today. Some thirty different selections cover the period from the turn of the century up to the present. Classical social thought is well represented: Marx and Weber, Simmel, Mead and the Frankfurt School are among those included in this volume. The main emphasis of the text, however, is upon current social theory, its main lines of orientation, and the dominant areas of controversy and advance. Problems of method and epistemology are given some prominence; however, most of the contributions are substantive in character and are concerned with the theoretical interpretation of modern social institutions. The authors represented, or discussed, in the volume include all of the most prominent figures in current social theory - for instance, Zygmunt Bauman, Nancy Chodorow, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Harold Garfinkel, Anthony Giddens, Jurgen Habermas, Agnes Heller, Richard Rorty and H. G. Gadamer. Each section of the volume is preceded by an introduction which summarizes the articles that it contains. The result is a source book which is invaluable for anyone interested in the development of social theory today.
Culture Power History
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Author : Nicholas B. Dirks
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1994
Culture Power History written by Nicholas B. Dirks and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Social Science categories.
Organized around these three concepts, Culture/ Power/History brings together both classic and new essays that address Foucault's "new economy of power relations" in a number of different, contestatory directions. Representing innovative work from various disciplines and sites of study, from taxidermy to Madonna, the book seeks to affirm the creative possibilities available in a time marked by growing uncertainty about established disciplinary forms of knowledge and by the increasing fluidity of the boundaries between them. The book is introduced by a major synthetic essay by the editors, which calls attention to the most significant issues enlivening theoretical discourse today. The editors seek not only to encourage scholars to reflect anew on the course of social theory, but also to orient newcomers to this area of inquiry.
The New Social Theory Reader
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Author : Steven Seidman
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001
The New Social Theory Reader written by Steven Seidman and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
This comprehensive reader will give undergraduate students a structured introduction to the writers and works which have shaped the exciting and yet daunting field of social theory. Throughout the text, key figures are placed in debate with each other and the editorial introductions give an orienting overview of the main points at stake and the areas of agreement and disagreement between the protagonists. The first section sets out some of the main schools of thought, including Habermas and Honneth on New Critical Theory, Bourdieu and Luhmann on Institutional Structuralism and Jameson and Hall on Cultural Studies. Thereafter the reader becomes issues based, looking at: * Justice and Truth * Nationalism, Multiculturalism, Globalisation * gender, sexuality, race, post-coloniality The New SocialTheory Readeris an essential companion for students who will not just use it on their theory course but return to it again and again for theoretical foundations for substantive subjects and issues.
Trauma
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Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2012-07-16
Trauma written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-16 with Psychology categories.
Alexander describes the idealizing discourse of globalization as a trauma-response to the Cold War.
Social Theory
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Author : Jonathan Joseph
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Social Theory written by Jonathan Joseph and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
Covering a wide area of political sociology and social and political theory, this Reader offers a selection of extracts incorporating both primary and secondary readings. As well as a general introduction to the concept of social theory, each section is prefaced by an introduction to the relevant theorist(s) and each reading is accompanied by a short explanatory introduction.Including a broad range of texts, the book offers a general introduction to the main writings of political sociology and social theory. While other texts tend to focus either on either traditional or contemporary figures, this Reader is unique in tracing a connecting strand from the work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to more contemporary social theorists. And by focusing on the theories of social conflict, cohesion and consent it also acts as a guide to issues in sociological, political and cultural analysis.Includes sections on: *Marx and Engels*Gramsci*Durkheim and Parsons*Weber*The Frankfurt School (Adorno and Horkheimer; Marcuse; Habermas)*FoucaultIntroduces core social concepts and key features of modern society: *Structure and Agency*Ideology*Discourse and Legitimation*The State*Economy*Civil SocietyKey Features*Covers the main social thinkers and the most important concepts*Focues on how writers contribute to our understanding of social conflict, cohesion and consent*Substantial introductions to each part place the readings in conte
Introducing Social Theory
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Author : Pip Jones
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2011-05-31
Introducing Social Theory written by Pip Jones and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-31 with Philosophy categories.
"Introducing Social Theory traces the development of social theorizing from the classical ideas about modernity of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, right up to a uniquely accessible review of contemporary theoretical controversies in sociology surrounding post-modernity and reflexive sociology. With great clarity, the authors explain the ideas of seminal thinkers such as Foucault, Bauman, Habermas, Beck, Bourdieu and Giddens, as well as paying increased attention to other important contributions from theorists such as Margaret Archer, Fredric Jameson and George Ritzer."--Publisher description.
Social Theory
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Author : Alex Callinicos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Social Theory written by Alex Callinicos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Social Science categories.
A concluding chapter considers the contemporary condition of social theory including the analysis of "late modernity" by Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens.
The Little Book Of Contemporary Sociological Theories
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Author : Ehsan Jabalbarezi Hookerd
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2018-07-05
The Little Book Of Contemporary Sociological Theories written by Ehsan Jabalbarezi Hookerd and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Self-Help categories.
Contemporary social theories are one of the complex topics of sociology which is difficult to understand for new students, beginners and those who are interested in sociology. During college, I noticed that academic sources which portrayed contemporary social theories in an uncomplicated, formative and easy way were difficult to find. It was an incentive to write this book. In this book, I try to present contemporary social theories along with important theorists of the field of sociology, in manageable, intuitive and intelligible language what most students and sociologists are looking for. In spite of the complexity of the concepts and difficult words derived from the translation from other languages (French, German), I have tried to familiarize you with a simple and easy text in such a way that by reading it, in addition to creating interest in you, you feel that you are in conversation or discussion with someone else.
The Rise Of Social Theory
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Author : Johan Heilbron
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1995
The Rise Of Social Theory written by Johan Heilbron and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
The Rise of Social Theory offers a brilliant account of the origins of social theory and sociology, providing a vivid portrayal of intellectual culture between the Enlightenment and the age of Romanticism. It is a methodologically innovative work that combines social and intellectual history to examine changes in the social sciences, alone with the conditions under which these changes occurred.