The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the impact of specific individual and theory schools; and more. Both volumes reflect a mixture of what intellectual historian Morton White distinguished as the 'annalist of ideas' and the 'analyst of ideas,' locating theoretical thought within the larger socio-historical context that shaped it - within the terrain of the sociology of knowledge. Exploring the contemporary relevance of theories in a manner that is historically situated and sensitive, this impressive and comprehensive set will likely stand the test of time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-12-17
Mått:181 x 260 x 28 mm
Vikt:990 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107162648

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College.

Recensioner i media

'For the quality of its contributors (the highest) and the range of its contributions (the most diverse), there has never been a theory collection that comes anywhere close to the achievement of this Cambridge Handbook. Peter Kivisto deserves our recognition and our gratitude.' Jeffrey Alexander, Yale University

Innehållsförteckning

1. The emergence of social theory Johan Heilbron; 2. 'What is a classic?' Variations on an ancient theme Alan Sica; 3. Karl Marx Kevin B. Anderson; 4. The Marxist legacy Peter Beilharz; 5. Émile Durkheim: theorist of solidarity Peter Kivisto; 6. What's in a name? The sacred, science, and the collège de sociologie Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi; 7. Max Weber Lawrence A. Scaff; 8. Weberian social theory Austin Harrington; 9. Georg Simmel and the metropolitization of social life Vincenzo Mele; 10. Pounding on Parsons: how criticism undermined the reputation of sociology's incurable theorist A. Javier Treviño; 11. Symbolic interactionism Lawrence T. Nichols; 12. Erving Goffman and dramaturgical sociology Philip Manning; 13. Structuralism Sandro Segre.