Introduction To Contemporary Social Theory

Author : Anthony Elliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134083237

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In this comprehensive, stylish and accessible introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott examines the major social theoretical traditions. The first edition set new standards for introductory textbooks, such was the far-reaching sweep of social theorists discussed – 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. From the Frankfurt School to globalization, from feminism to the network society, this new edition has been fully revised and updated, taking into account the most recent developments in social theory. The second edition also contains a completely new chapter on classical social theory, allowing students to contextualise the modern debates. Like its predecessor, the second edition of Contemporary Social Theory combines stylish exposition with reflective social critique and original insights. This new edition will prove a superb textbook with which to navigate the twists and turns of contemporary social theory as taught in the disciplines of sociology, politics, history, cultural studies and many more.

Author : Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429790256

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Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory by Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert Pdf

In this comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert explore the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Fully revised and updated, this second edition has been expanded to consider the most recent developments in social theory, including a new chapter on the digital revolution and the increasingly significant impact of technological developments (such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics) on society, culture and politics. Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory provides the reader with a superb overview of key developments in social theory, including the Frankfurt School, American pragmatism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, globalization and world-systems theory. In doing so, the textbook explores the ideas of a wide range of social theorists, including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Harold Garfinkel, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, C. Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jürgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, Manuel Castells, Cornel West, Immanuel Wallerstein and Zygmunt Bauman. This textbook provides stylish exposition with powerful social critique and original insights. It will be indispensable to students and academics alike.

Author : Anthony Elliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134169719

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Contemporary Social Theory by Anthony Elliott Pdf

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 : Anthony Elliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134169726

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Contemporary Social Theory by Anthony Elliott Pdf

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 : Berch Berberoglu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461710936

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An Introduction to Classical and Contemporary Social Theory by Berch Berberoglu Pdf

This book provides a critical analysis of classical and contemporary social theory from a class perspective. It is concise, lucid, and well written.

Author : Kenneth Allan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412992770

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Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory by Kenneth Allan Pdf

In the Third Edition of Ken Allan's highly-praised Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory book, sociological theories and theorists are explored using a straightforward approach and conversational, jargon-free language. Filled with examples drawn from everyday life, this edition highlights diversity in contemporary society, exploring theories of race, gender, and sexuality that address some of today's most important social concerns. Through this textbook students will learn to think theoretically and apply to their own lives.

Author : Steven Loyal,Sinisa Malesevic
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529735819

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Contemporary Sociological Theory by Steven Loyal,Sinisa Malesevic Pdf

Introducing you to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory – from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild – this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical context. By doing so, it helps you to understand the development of central sociological concepts and how they can help us understand the contemporary world. The book includes: Lively biographical sections so you can get to know each thinker Clear and easy-to-understand accounts of each theorist’s arguments - and the most common criticisms Key concept boxes highlighting the most influential ideas This comprehensive textbook brings the diverse field of contemporary sociological theory to life. Essential reading for all students of Sociology and Sociological Theory.

Author : Kenneth Allan
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sociologists
ISBN : 9781412913621

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Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory by Kenneth Allan Pdf

An upper division undergraduate social theory textbook that introduces the student to the multitude of different theorists. This book helps students grasp theories and their relevance and application to modern life.

Author : Scott Appelrouth,Laura Desfor Edles
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 991 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544358581

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Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory by Scott Appelrouth,Laura Desfor Edles Pdf

The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Now available for the first time in print and e-book formats Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings offers students with the best of both worlds—carefully-edited excerpts from the original works of sociology′s key thinkers accompanied by an analytical framework that discusses the lives, ideas, and historical circumstances of each theorist. This unique format enables students to examine, compare, and contrast each theorist’s major themes and concepts. In the Fourth Edition of this bestseller, examples from contemporary life and a rich variety of updated pedagogical tools (tables, figures, discussion questions, and photographs) come together to illuminate complex ideas for today’s readers. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.

Author : Anthony Elliott,Bryan S Turner
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847871237

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Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory by Anthony Elliott,Bryan S Turner Pdf

This comprehensive book provides an indispensable introduction to the most significant figures in contemporary social theory. Grounded strongly in the European tradition, the profiles include Michel Foucault, J[um]urgen Habermas, Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, Pierre Bourdieu, Zygmunt Bauman, Martin Heidegger, Fredric Jameson, Richard Rorty, Nancy Chodorow, Anthony Giddens, Stuart Hall, Luce Irigaray and Donna Haraway. In guiding students through the key figures in an accessible and authoritative fashion, the book provides detailed accounts of the development of the work of major social theorists and charts the relationship between different traditions of social, cultural and political thought. Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory will become a major reference work in the field of social theory because it offers in-depth commentaries that comprehensively examine the contents, contexts and critical evaluation of key theorists of the day.

Author : Pip Jones,Liz Bradbury
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509505081

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Introducing Social Theory by Pip Jones,Liz Bradbury Pdf

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 : Scott Appelrouth,Laura Desfor Edles
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412987615

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Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era by Scott Appelrouth,Laura Desfor Edles Pdf

Combines the major writings of sociology's core contemporary theorists with a historical and theoretical framework for understanding these works. This text enables students to compare and contrast core concepts and ideas, stresses contemporary applications and examples, and provides a variety of visuals and pedagogical devices.

Author : Jonathan H. Turner
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452203454

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Contemporary Sociological Theory by Jonathan H. Turner Pdf

Written by award-winning scholar Jonathan H Turner, this is a comprehensive, in-depth and detailed review of present-day theory in sociology.

Author : George Ritzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119250630

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology by George Ritzer Pdf

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today. Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor

Author : Robert King Merton,Robert A. Nisbet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Social problems
ISBN : UCAL:B3975415

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Contemporary Social Problems by Robert King Merton,Robert A. Nisbet Pdf