This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the roots, current debates and future development of social theory. It draws together a team of outstanding international scholars, and presents an authoritative and panoramic critical survey of the field. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part examines the classical tradition.
This part conveys the classical tradition as a living resource in social theory, it demonstrates not only the critical significance of classical writings, but their continuing relevance. The second part moves on t. Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
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Oxford Handbooks Online. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Read More. The reader gains a comprehensive and informed picture of the key issues and central figures of the day. The final part ranges over the key debates in current social theory.
Questions relating to positivism, metatheorizing, cultural studies, consumption, sexualities, the body, globalism, nationalism, socialism, knowledge societies, ethics and morality, as well as post-social relations are fully discussed. The dilemmas and promise of contemporary social theory are revealed with pinpoint accuracy. It will be required reading for scholars and students in sociology, social philosophy and cultural studies A genuine comprehensive treatment that provides a bridge between European and American perspectives, serving the needs of students and teachers in social sciences' - The Hindu.
A genuinely comprehensive treatment that provides a bridge between European and American perspectives, the Handbook will serve the needs of students and teachers in the social sciences - a laudable work of theoretical integration' - Bryan S Turner, University of Cambridge. Ritzer and Smart make use of the time-honored device of the "Handbook" to bring order to this new, often conflicting, and often confusing, intellectual field.
They bring together a sparkling array of articles by some of the best minds in contemporary sociological theory. The result is a significant clarification of the transition from sociological to social theory that we are undergoing today' - Jeffrey Alexander, University of California. This really is a super book. It provides a students with the roots, current debates and future development of social theory.
The second part examines the terrain of contemporary social theory. The book then examines the key debates in current social theory. The dilemmas and promise of contemporary social theory are unwrapped to the reader in a way that allows the narrative to be followed and reflected on. Great book for all levels of students as well as academics. Short yet sophisticated definitions, easily accessible and rich in content.
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