New Directions in Social Theory
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New Directions in Social Theory

Race, Gender and the Canon

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

New Directions in Social Theory

Race, Gender and the Canon

About this book

"This book contributes to the growing debates about social theory and its role through a discussion of the ways in which gender and race contributed to the exclusion of important thinkers from the sociological canon."
- John Hughes, Lancaster University

Who makes up the ?canon? of sociology - and who doesn?t? Does sociology need a canon in the first place? Beyond Social Theory offers an innovative and passionate contribution to debates on the history and development of sociology and the exclusion of theorists - who are female, black, or both - from the mainstream of social theorizing.

With compelling biographical sketches bringing the dynamics behind the ?canon? to life, Kate Reed focuses sharp analysis on the exclusion of theorists on race and gender from important debates on inequality.

An important contribution to the debate on non-exclusionary theory, this book critically examines existing accounts of the history of the discipline, situating the development of social theory within a wider social and political context.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Biographical Note
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter 1 - Introduction
  6. Part I: Classical Sociology
  7. Chapter 2 - The Classical Tradition
  8. Chapter 3 - Race, Gender and Hidden Classics
  9. Part II: Modern Sociology
  10. Chapter 4 - Theories of the Golden Age
  11. Chapter 5 - Race, Gender and Sociological Outsiders
  12. Part III: Contemporary Sociology
  13. Chapter 6 - Postmodernism and Social Theory
  14. Chapter 7 - Beyond Sociological Exclusion
  15. References
  16. Index