Social Theory
Ransome, Paul
Social Theory - Jaipur Rawat Publications 2011 - 480p
includes index and biblioraphy
Who is this book for and how do I use it?
What is social theory?
Where did social theory come from?
Emile Durkheim and the coming of industrial society
Karl Marx, capitalism and revolution
Max Weber, rational capitalism and social action
Talcott Parsons, functionalism and the social system
Social interactionism and the real lives of social actors
Western Marxism, Antonio Gramsci and the Frankfurt School
Language, structure, meaning
Discourse and power: post-structuralist social theory
Feminist social theory
Reviving theories of modernity: Habermas, Giddens and Bourdieu
Theories of modernity and postmodernity
Reflexive modernisation: the global dimension and cultural theory
The boundary problem in contemporary social theory
9788131604243 995
P09 / R174
Social Theory - Jaipur Rawat Publications 2011 - 480p
includes index and biblioraphy
Who is this book for and how do I use it?
What is social theory?
Where did social theory come from?
Emile Durkheim and the coming of industrial society
Karl Marx, capitalism and revolution
Max Weber, rational capitalism and social action
Talcott Parsons, functionalism and the social system
Social interactionism and the real lives of social actors
Western Marxism, Antonio Gramsci and the Frankfurt School
Language, structure, meaning
Discourse and power: post-structuralist social theory
Feminist social theory
Reviving theories of modernity: Habermas, Giddens and Bourdieu
Theories of modernity and postmodernity
Reflexive modernisation: the global dimension and cultural theory
The boundary problem in contemporary social theory
9788131604243 995
P09 / R174