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An Invitation to Social Theory

ISBN: 9780745642093 | 0745642098
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Polity
Pub. Date: 2/27/2012

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Social theory is a crucial resource for the social sciences. It provides a rich source of insights into how human beings think and act, and how contemporary social life is constructed. But often the key ideas of social theorists are expressed in highly technical and difficult language that can hide more than it reveals. Cutting through the often off-putting prose of social theory, this book demonstrates exactly what social theory is about, presenting in crystal-clear language the key themes and ideas of major social theorists from the turn of t... MORE
List of Figures and Tablesp. vi
Introduction: Extending an Invitationp. 1
Classical Paradigmsp. 13
Functionalist and Systems Theory Paradigmsp. 38
Marxist and Critical Theory Paradigmsp. 62
Phenomenological Paradigmsp. 86
The Symbolic Interactionist Paradigmp. 107
Rational Choice and Exchange Theory Paradigmsp. 129
The Proces... MOREp. 150
Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Paradigmsp. 165
Post-Modernist Paradigmsp. 189
Structurationist Paradigmsp. 208
Feminist Paradigmsp. 235
Globalization Paradigmsp. 258
Conclusion: The Development of Social Theory in 13 Pointsp. 282
Referencesp. 286
Indexp. 310
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David Inglis is Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. Christopher Thorpe is Lecturer in Sociology at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.


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