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Social theory for beginners
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Artikel-Nr:
9781847426741
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
12.05.2010
Seiten:
498
Autor:
Paul Ransome
Gewicht:
851 g
Format:
244x170x27 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Paul Ransome is a lecturer in sociology, social theory and social research at Swansea University, UK. He has a professional interest in higher education pedagogy and also conducts research into work-life balance.
Aimed at first-year undergraduates studying sociology and related disciplines, this introductory-level textbook presents key ideas and concepts in social theory and an account of their intellectual background.
Introduction: who is this book for and how do I use it?; What is social theory?; Where did social theory come from?; Emile Durkheim and the coming of industrial society; Karl Marx, Capitalism and Revolution; Max Weber, Rational Capitalism and Social Action; Talcott Parsons, Functionalism and the Social System; Social Interactionism and the real lives of social actors; Western Marxism, Antonio Gramsci and the Frankfurt School; Language, structure, meaning; Discourse and power: Post-structuralist social theory; Feminist social theory; Reviving theories of modernity: Habermas, Giddens and Bourdieu; Theories of Modernity and Post-modernity; Reflexive modernization: the global dimension and cultural theory; The boundary problem in contemporary social theory.