Author: Carsten Bagge Laustsen Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317329716 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 402
Book Description
This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory. Framed around paired theoretical perspectives on a series of sociological problems, the book shows how distinctive viewpoints shed light on different facets of social phenomena. The book includes sociology’s "founding fathers", major 20th-century thinkers and recent voices such as Butler and Zizek. Philosophically grounded and focused on interpretation and analysis, the book provides a clear understanding of theory’s scope while developing students’ skills in evaluating, applying and comparing theories.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442607378 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 361
Book Description
The third edition of this popular reader reflects considerable changes. The framework for understanding theory as a set of conversations over time is maintained and deepened, pairing classical with contemporary readings to illustrate the ways in which theory continues to be reinterpreted over time. Volume I has been completely reorganized, with new contextual and biographical materials surrounding the primary readings, and end-of-chapter study guides that include key terms, discussion questions, and innovative classroom exercises. The result is a fresh and expansive take on social theory that foregrounds a plurality of perspectives and reflects contemporary trends in the field, while being an accessible and manageable teaching tool.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: ISBN: 9781442607361 Category : Social sciences Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
"The third edition of this popular reader reflects considerable changes. With over seventy readings representing a wide diversity of theorists, it offers a breadth of coverage not available in other collections. The framework for understanding theory as a set of conversations over time is maintained and deepened, with a focus on key transitional theorists who helped pave the way from classical to contemporary theory. New contextual and biographical materials surround the primary readings, and each chapter includes a study guide with key terms, discussion questions, and innovative classroom exercises. The result is a fresh and expansive take on social theory that foregrounds a plurality of perspectives and defines contemporary trends in the field, while being both an accessible and manageable teaching tool."--Publisher's description.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press ISBN: 9781551116631 Category : Social sciences Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Social Theory: From the Beginnings to the 1960s offers students substantial selections from the classic texts alongside unusual and thought-provoking examples of theory in action.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442607351 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 361
Book Description
The third edition of this popular reader reflects considerable changes. The framework for understanding theory as a set of conversations over time is maintained and deepened, pairing classical with contemporary readings to illustrate the ways in which theory continues to be reinterpreted over time. Volume I has been completely reorganized, with new contextual and biographical materials surrounding the primary readings, and end-of-chapter study guides that include key terms, discussion questions, and innovative classroom exercises. The result is a fresh and expansive take on social theory that foregrounds a plurality of perspectives and reflects contemporary trends in the field, while being an accessible and manageable teaching tool.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: ISBN: 9781442601154 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book is intellectually written yet easily read, provocative yet assuasive. Such a simple approach and interpretation of social theory has long been needed." - Jim Mitchell, Daley College
Author: W. G. Runciman Publisher: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
Third and concluding volume on social theory, applying distinctive methodology to case of twentieth-century England.
Author: Roberta Garner Publisher: Garamond Press ISBN: 9781551118772 Category : Languages : en Pages : 363
Book Description
Social Theory: From the Beginnings to the 1960s offers students substantial selections from the classic texts alongside unusual and thought-provoking examples of theory in action.
Author: Mark Murphy Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030783243 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 315
Book Description
This textbook delivers a new thematic introduction to social theory that explores theoretical issues in their contemporary social contexts. Each chapter is devoted to a specific thematic area, including the state, governance, the economy, civil society, culture, language, knowledge, the self, emotions, the body, and social justice. Each chapter details the key issues for debate and the relevant theories while linking those debates and theories to everyday life. Distributed throughout the chapters are focused sections on key concepts and their research applications, alongside helpful additional detail including a glossary, further suggested readings, chapter summaries, and questions for discussion. The book also provides useful information on key theoretical movements such as feminism, Marxism, and post-structuralism, as well as biographies of key theorists. As such, it reflects the breadth of social theory and its interdisciplinary nature by drawing on thinkers not just from sociology, but also from philosophy, history, literature, geography, cultural and gender studies. The book’s logical structure and clear pedagogical features make it an appealing and accessible introductory text for students new to social theory. The chapters demonstrate the relevance of social theory to everyday life, such that readers can understand and actively engage with key concepts.
Author: Charles Lemert Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429974264 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 932
Book Description
This book provides an illuminating introduction to a collection of readings on social theory and provides an overview of the socio-historical context and delineation of key thinkers and texts. It includes a new section exploring social theory at the limits of the social.
Author: Carsten Bagge Laustsen
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: W. G. Runciman
Author: Roberta Garner
Author: Mark Murphy
Author: Charles Lemert