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Modern Social Theory
An Introduction
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the core topics, theories and debates in modern social theory.
Fourteen chapters have been written by leading specialists in the field, providing up-to-date guidance on the full sweep of the modern sociological imagination, from the legacies of the classical figures of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Parsons to the work of cutting-edge contemporary theorists. Separate chapters discuss functionalism and its critics, interpretive and interactionist theory, historical social theory, western Marxism, psychoanalytic social theory, structuralism and post-structuralism, structure and agency theory, feminist social theory, postmodernism and its critics, and theories about globalization.
All chapters are supplied with questions for discussion, study boxes, guidance on further reading and useful website addresses. It is ideal for students of sociology and cultural studies pursuing foundational courses in the history and theory of social analysis, and is also accessible for the general reader.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
Oct 17th 2008, 10:51
Perfect for understanding theory!
Awesome - 10 out of 10
This book was my saviour last year in my 2nd year! It truly is the bible of modern social theory and will help you understand even the most confusing postmodern ramblings! It provides up to date guidance on the full sweep of the modern sociological imagination, from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, and Parsons to the work of cutting-edge contemporary theorists.<br />
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Modern social theory is an ideal text for students of sociology and cultural studies following courses in the history and theory of social analysis.