Social theory for beginners
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Social theory for beginners

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Social theory for beginners

About this book

Treating social theory as an exciting intellectual journey in its own right, this new introductory-level textbook presents the key ideas and concepts in social theory together with an account of the intellectual background from which they emerged. Aimed at first-year undergraduates studying sociology and all related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, it provides an introduction to the major questions and debates facing social theorists and sociologists. Clearly designed presentation and layout features help readers navigate their way around the material thus giving them the best chance of finding what they need quickly and easily. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers using the book, which is available from the link above

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Information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781847426758
eBook ISBN
9781447306023
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. TITLE
  3. DEDICATION
  4. COPYRIGHT
  5. OUTLINE CONTENTS
  6. LIST OF FIGURES
  7. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. INTRODUCTION Who is this book for and how do I use it?
  9. CHAPTER ONE: What is social theory?
  10. CHAPTER TWO: Where did social theory come from?
  11. CHAPTER THREE: Émile Durkheim and the coming of industrial society
  12. CHAPTER FOUR: Karl Marx, capitalism and revolution
  13. CHAPTER FIVE: Max Weber, rational capitalism and social action
  14. CHAPTER SIX: Talcott Parsons, functionalism and the social system
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN: Social interactionism and the real lives of social actors
  16. CHAPTER EIGHT: Western Marxism, Antonio Gramsci and the Frankfurt School
  17. CHAPTER NINE: Language, structure, meaning
  18. CHAPTER TEN: Discourse and power: post-structuralist social theory
  19. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Feminist social theory
  20. CHAPTER TWELVE: Reviving theories of modernity: Habermas, Giddens and Bourdieu
  21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Theories of modernity and postmodernity
  22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Reflexive modernisation: the global dimension and cultural theory
  23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The boundary problem in contemporary social theory
  24. GLOSSARY
  25. REFERENCES