Social Theory for Old and New Modernities

By Franco Ferrarotti - Edited by Doyle E. McCarthy - Other Maria Immacolata Macioti

Franco Ferrarotti's essays are of special interest to social scientists working in social theory and cultural sociology. His insights are far-reaching and applicable to those studying the areas of religion, immigration, violence, and social movements.

Part 1 Old and New Modernities Chapter 2 The Modern World and its Destiny Chapter 3 Counter-Cultures and Postmodernism Chapter 4 Beyond the Authoritarian Personality Chapter 5 Civil Society and State Structures in Creative Tension Chapter 6 The City and Civil Society Chapter 7 New Approaches to Social Movements in Western Europe Chapter 8 The Culture of Violence Chapter 9 Social Marginality and Violence in Neo-Urban Societies Part 10 Social Theories and Methodologies Chapter 11 Modern Rationality and the Paradox of the Sacred Chapter 12 History and Sociology Chapter 13 The Lessons of Positivism Chapter 14 American and European Social Science Chapter 15 Biography and the Social Sciences Chapter 16 Thorstein Veblen and his Critics Chapter 17 The Social Type of the Businessman Part 18 Sacred and Secular Modalities Chapter 19 Constantinian Christianity and the Future of the Catholic Church Chapter 20 The Media Pope Chapter 21 Reflections on America Chapter 22 Time and its Social Transformations Chapter 23 On Photography