Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies. It also deals with newly emerging schools from rational choice to symbolic interactionism, with new ambitious approaches (Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Bourdieu), structuralism and antistructuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism and neopragmatism. Written by two of the world's leading sociologists and based on their extensive academic teaching, this unrivalled work is ideal both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for anyone interested in contemporary theoretical debates.

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Sozialtheorie: Zwanzig einfhrende Vorlesungen

Joas, Hans, Knöbl, Wolfgang

Hans Joas, Wolfgang Knobl

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Cambridge, New York, England, 2009

Cambridge, UK, 2009

Illustrated, 2009

Cambridge, 2014

March 1, 2008

1, DE, 2009

2004

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents Social Theory : Twenty Introductory Lectures by Joas, Hans; Knöbl, Wolfgang; Skinner, Alex (Translator) Terms of Use Introduction 1 What is theory? 2 The classical attempt at synthesis: Talcott Parsons 3 Parsons on the road to normativist functionalism 4 Parsons and the elaboration of normativist functionalism 5 Neo-utilitarianism 6 Interpretive approaches (1): symbolic interactionism 7 Interpretive approaches (2): ethnomethodology 8 Conflict sociology and conflict theory 9 Habermas and critical theory 10 Habermas' 'theory of communicative action' 11 Niklas Luhmann's radicalization of functionalism 12 Anthony Giddens' theory of structuration and the new British sociology of power 13 The renewal of Parsonianism and modernization theory 14 Structuralism and poststructuralism 15 Between structuralism and theory of practice ndash; the cultural sociology of Pierre Bourdieu 16 French anti-structuralists Cornelius Castoriadis and Alain Touraine and Paul Ricoeur 17 Feminist social theories 18 A crisis of modernity? New diagnoses Ulrich Beck and Zygmunt Bauman and Robert Bellah, and the debate between liberals and communitarians 19 Neopragmatism 20 How things stand Bibliography Descriptive content provided by Syndetics"! a Bowker service. Summary Social Theory : Twenty Introductory Lectures by Joas, Hans; Knöbl, Wolfgang; Skinner, Alex (Translator) Terms of use Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies. It also deals with newly emerging schools from rational choice to symbolic interactionism, with new ambitious approaches (Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Bourdieu), structuralism and antistructuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism and neopragmatism. Written by two of the world's leading sociologists and based on their extensive academic teaching, this unrivalled work is ideal both for students in the social sciences and humanities and anyone interested in contemporary theoretical debates. Descriptive content provided by Syndetics"! a Bowker service

Cover
SOCIAL THEORY
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I What is theory?
II The classical attempt at synthesis talcott parsons
III Parsons on the road to normativist functionalism
IV Parsons and the elaboration of normativist functionalism
V Neo-utilitarianism
VI Interpretive approaches (1): Symbolic interactionism
VII Interpretive approaches (2): Ethnomethodology
VIII Conflict sociology and conflict theory
IX Habermas and critical theory
X Habermas' 'theory of communicative action'
XI Niklas Luhmann's radicalization of functionalism
XII Anthony Gidden's theory of structuration and the new British sociology of power
XIII The renewal of Parsonianism and modernization theory
XIV Structuralism and poststructuralism
XV Between structuralism and theory of practice: The cultural sociology of Pierre Bourdieu
XVI French anti-structuralists: (Cornelius Castoriadis, Alain Touraine and Paul Ricoeur)
XVII Feminist social theories
XVIII A crisis of modernity? New diagnoses: (Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Robert Bellah, and the debate between liberals and communitarians)
XIX Neo-pragmatism
XX How things stand
BIBLIOGRAPHY
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX

"Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies. It also deals with newly emerging schools from rational choice to symbolic interactionism, with new ambitious approaches (Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Bourdieu), structuralism and antistructuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism and neopragmatism. Written by two of the world's leading sociologists and based on their extensive academic teaching, this unrivalled work is ideal both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for anyone interested in contemporary theoretical debates."--Contraportada

"Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies. It also deals with newly emerging schools from rational choice to symbolic interactionism, with new ambitious approaches (Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, Bourdieu), structuralism and antistructuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism and neopragmatism. Written by two of the world's leading sociologists and based on their extensive academic teaching, this unrivalled work is ideal both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for anyone interested in contemporary theoretical debates."--Jacket

An unrivalled overview of social theory and its development. Two of the world's leading sociologists provide an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments and controversies in the English, French and German literature.

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