Understanding Contemporary Society: Theories of the Present is a comprehensive textbook to guide students through the complexities of social theory today. Over 30 chapters, written by an international team of contributors, demonstrate clearly the practical applications of social theory in making sense of the modern world. Students are both introduced to the most significant theories and guided through the major social developments which shape our lives.

Key features of the book are: clearly structured and readable prose; bullet pointed summaries and annotated further reading for each topic; makes complex issues accessible to undergraduates; focuses on relevance and practicality; chapter lay-out which is ideal for teaching and seminar readings.

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Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Year

1999

Print ISBN

9780761959267, 9780761959250

eBook ISBN

9781849202176

Edition

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Sociology

Index

Social Sciences

Cover
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Notes on contributors
Part 1 Theories
Chapter 1 Theory, theorists and themes:a user’s guide to understanding the present
Chapter 2 Post-modernism: a guide for the perplexed
Chapter 3 Post-feminism
Chapter 4 Post-history: living at the end
Chapter 5 Post-Marxism
Chapter 6 Post-colonialism and beyond
Chapter 7 Reflexive modernization
Chapter 8 Narrative
Chapter 9 Rational choice theory
Chapter 10 Complexity theory
Chapter 11 Contemporary liberalism
Chapter 12 Democracy: liberal and direct
Chapter 13 Communitarianism
Chapter 14 New thinking in international relations theory
Chapter 15 Utopia and dystopia
Part II Themes
Chapter 16 Post-modernity
Chapter 17 Globalization
Chapter 18 Restructuring
Chapter 19 Cities in the global econony
Chapter 20 Cultural studies
Chapter 21 Intellectuals
Chapter 22 Higher education
Chapter 23 Mass communication
Chapter 24 The Web
Chapter 25 Nationalism
Chapter 26 Islam
Chapter 27 Cultural pluralism today
Chapter 28 Families and households
Chapter 29 The body
Chapter 30 Intimate choices
Chapter 31 Environmentalism
Chapter 32 Social movements
Chapter 33 Social inequalities: coming to terms with complexity
Author and Subject Index

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