书目名称 | Social Theory | 副标题 | A New Introduction | 编辑 | Mark Murphy | 视频video | | 概述 | Covers both classic and contemporary theory.Thematic in structure, which helps readers grasp the significance of the issues theorists address and how they reflect current social challenges.Pedagogical | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | 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 tex | 出版日期 | Textbook 2021 | 关键词 | sociological thought; social analysis; classical social theory; contemporary social theory; theory in t | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78324-2 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-78323-5 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-78324-2 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
The information of publication is updating
|
|