Bokus
Roberta Garner, Black Hawk Hancock - Changing Theories, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Changing Theories

New Directions in Sociology

Av Roberta Garner, Black Hawk Hancock

452 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning
Influenced by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the social sciences, this overview of contemporary theory identifies major themes, charts the impact of social change on theories, acquaints readers with a sample of individual theorists (the "transitional giants" who shaped contemporary theories), explores the impact of contemporary theories on various areas of sociology, and traces how the great social theories of the past are being reinterpreted and incorporated into new theories. The result is an original interpretation of the important role that theory plays both in the real world and in the shaping of an academic discipline.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2009-03-01
  • Mått: 153 x 232 x 14 mm
  • Vikt: 440 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 256
  • Förlag: University of Toronto Press
  • ISBN: 9780802096821
Utforska kategorier
Mer om författaren

Roberta Garner is a professor in the Department of Sociology at DePaul University. Black Hawk Hancock is Associate Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the co-author with Roberta Garner of Changing Theories: New Directions in Sociology (2009) and author of American Allegory: Lindy Hop and the Racial Imagination (2013).

Recensioner i media

Changing Theories makes for a warm and engaging read. The authors have given us a good history and summation of some of the most important contemporary theories in the discipline. [...] Changing Theories would make a strong contribution to the critically engaged contemporary theory course as well as graduate courses on the history of sociology and the sociology of knowledge. - Teaching Sociology The authors manage effectively to paint the bigger picture for their readers, exploring the difficulties of theory and cementing it in the real world, and that's an achievement of which they should be proud. Changing Theories could be an indispensable tool for encouraging new students to engage with theory. More importantly, it could also go a long way to break misconceptions about the inaccessibility of theory. - Times Higher Education

Betyg & recensioner

0 recensioner

Inga recensioner tillgängliga.