Author : Shaun Best
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 12,98 MB
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761965336
Offering a comprehensive overview of social theory from classical sociology to the present day, this text guides students through the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, feminism, postmodernism and contemporary thinkers like Foucault.
Author : Paul Ransome
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1847426743
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.
Author : Shaun Best
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761965336
Best offers a comprehensive overview of social theory from classical sociology to the present day. The reader is guided through the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber and contemporary thinkers like Anthony Giddens, Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Gilles Deluze, Manuel Castells, Luce Irigary, Naomi Woolf and Camille Paglia.
Author : Pip Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1509505083
This revised edition of this extremely popular introduction to social theory has been carefully and thoroughly updated with the latest developments in this continually changing field. Written in a refreshingly lucid and engaging style, Introducing Social Theory provides readers with a wide-ranging, well organized and thematic introduction to all the major thinkers, issues and debates in classical and contemporary social theory. Introducing Social Theory traces the development of social theorizing from the classical ideas about modernity of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, right up to a uniquely accessible review of the contemporary theoretical controversies in sociology that surround post-colonialism, gender and feminist theories, and public sociology. The ideal textbook for students of sociology at all levels, from A-level to undergraduates, Introducing Social Theory is remarkably easy to follow and understand. This new edition lives up to its predecessors' goal that students need never be intimidated by social theory again.
Author : Peter Beilharz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2020-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000247287
'An alluvial goldfield of social theorists - nuggets lying around all over the place.' Bob Connell Who's who in the social theory zoo? This book introduces some of the leading social theorists in short, lively entries by leading Australian scholars. Social Theory covers thinkers from Althusser to Williams, by locals from Alexander to Yeatman. For beginner and enthusiast alike, it gives a sense of the state of the art in classical and modern social theory. Social Theory is an indispensable reference for undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and anyone else interested in the ideas behind social and political theory and cultural studies today.
Author : George Ritzer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 2003-07-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761941873
The Handbook of Social Theory presents an authoritative and panoramic critical survey of the development, achievement and prospects of social theory.
Author : Adam Swift
Publisher : Polity
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0745652379
Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with the tools to cut through the complexity of modern politics.
Author : Anthony Elliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134169728
This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond. In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa. Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.
Author : Derek Layder
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 21,67 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761944508
Provides an introduction to the core issues in social theory. This book will be useful reading for students in sociology, social psychology, social theory, political theory and organization studies.
Author : Stephen M. Croucher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317751361
This book offers students a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical guide to communication theory. Croucher defines the various perspectives on communication theory—the social scientific, interpretive, and critical approaches—and then takes on the theories themselves, with topics including interpersonal communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, persuasion, critical and rhetorical theory and other key concepts. Each theory chapter includes a sample undergraduate-written paper that applies the described theory, along with edits and commentary by Croucher, giving students an insider’s glimpse of the way communication theory can be written about and applied in the classroom and in real life. Featuring exercises, case studies and keywords that illustrate and fully explain the various communication theories, Understanding Communication Theory gives students all the tools they need to understand and apply prominent communication theories.
