The Routledge Companion to Social Theory/ edited by Anthony Elliott
Contributor(s): Elliott, Anthony [editor.].
Publisher: London: Routledge, 2010Description: xiv, 338p. 23cm.ISBN: 9781138667501.Subject(s): Social sciences | Social change | Social structure | SociologyDDC classification: 301.01| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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include bibliography and index (page no.304-327)
Introduction. Part One – Traditions and Riddles of Social Theory 1. What is Social Theory? 2. Classical Social Theory 3. Social Theory and Symbolic Interactionism 4. Social Theory and Psychoanalysis 5. Social Theory, Structuralism and Poststructuralism 6. Structuration Theories 7. Social Theory of the Body 8. Postmodern Social Theory 9. Social Theory of Identity 10. New Media, Popular Culture and Social Theory 11. Citizenship, Cosmopolitanism and Social Theory 12. Social Theory and Cultural Sociology 13. Social Theory of Globalization. Part Two – Central Terms and Thinkers. Bibliography
It provides an authoritative, comprehensive and provocative introduction to the key traditions of thought in social theory today. This ground-breaking reference work brings together major contributors, both established and emergent new voices, to reflect on the ways in which social theory sheds light on the contemporary social world. Represented are:
the traditions of classical social thought
symbolic interactionism
psychoanalysis
structuralism, post-structuralism and postmodernism
identity theories
globalization theories.
The Routledge Companion to Social Theory is designed to give a sense of the complexities of both classical and contemporary social theory. Including a helpful glossary of key terms and theorists, this accessible guide is essential reading for students and professionals in social theory, sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, women’s studies and politics.
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