ISBN:
9781848605503
,
1848605501
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 308 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Social theory
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Social sciences Philosophy
;
Sociology
;
Social sciences Philosophy
;
Sociology
;
Social sciences Philosophy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Regional Studies
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General
;
Social sciences ; Philosophy
;
Sociology
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This work is a comprehensive critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context, from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of 'the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to questions of modernity and post-modernity
Description / Table of Contents:
Social theory: Should we forget the founders?Genealogy of the social -- Culture, system and socialisation: Formative views -- Action, conflict and nature: Formative views -- Culture, system and socialisation: Developments -- Action, conflict and nature: Developments -- Modernity and rationalisation -- Intimations of post-modernity.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-299) and index. - Description based on print version record
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