This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.
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"A first-class overview of contemporary sociological theory, notable for its emphasis on recent Continental theorists." Michael Hechter, University of Washington
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"The third edition of Contemporary Sociological Theory is generous and judicious, providing an authoritative guide to an ever-expanding and diverse field."
—Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of Sociology, CUNY --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
—Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of Sociology, CUNY --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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COMPREHENSIVE and DIVERSIFIED guide to current Sociological Theory,
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This review is from: Contemporary Sociological Theory (Blackwell Readers in Sociology) (Paperback)
This "Reader in Sociology" is a really good introduction to the field of Contemporary Sociological Theory.
In my opinion, a college level textbook with materials being assembled by six editors only adds up to the diversity and expansiveness of the numerous topics related to the study of Sociology. This book is a great start-up volume for every students interested to discover the intellectual richness and complexity of Contemporary Sociological Theory. The materials included here should be read as a worthy guide to expand one's knowledge in the field.... Lets keep in mind that in the vast field of scholarship that includes Sociology, you will have to eventually read a lot of exiting texts by really challenging authors. This collection is a worthy reading choice, if only as a starting point to cover all bases in the studies of society !
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Is this a case of too many cooks in the kitchen? This book has six editors, which, it seems to me, results in this book lacking a clear sense of direction. Many of the selections are questionable. The section on "Exchange and Rationality" suggests that these topics are more important in *contemporary* sociological theory than they really are (we simply skipped over this section on my theory class). The section on "Modernity and Postmodernity", simply put, is inadequate for getting a grasp on this (possible) shift. Many of the particular selections are not well edited. Some of the readings for Bourdieu and Giddens, for example, although they take up only 10 or so pages in the book, are culled from much larger selections in the original texts. (A paragraph from here, a paragraph from there.) This results in more confusion than clarity. I think it would be much better if each selection were complete, or nearly so. Surely most of these thinkers have essays or presentations short enough to be included without severe editing?
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New York, United States, Michel Foucault, Harvard University Press, University of Chicago Press, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Frankfurt School, Stanford University Press, American Sociological Review, Classical Sociological Theory, Mancur Olson, Basil Blackwell, Erving Goffman, New Haven, Peter Blau, Talcott Parsons, The Logic of Collective Action, University of California Press, Adam Smith, Basic Books, French Revolution, Max Weber, Richard Nice, Administrative Science Quarterly New!
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- Exchange and Power in Social Life by Peter M. Blau on 6 pages
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 31
- Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon in Front Matter, page 312, and page 332
- Social Behavior As Exchange (Reprint Series in Social Sciences) by George C. Homans in Front Matter, page 87, and page 88
- Knowledge & Human Interests by Juergen Habermas on page 352, page 356, and page 401
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- An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion: Classical And Contemporary Perspectives by Inger Furseth in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Introducing Social Theory by Pip Jones on page 29, and Back Matter
- Rethinking Social Theory by Roger A Sibeon in Back Matter
- Neo-Bohemia: Art and Commerce in the Postindustrial City by Richard D. Lloyd in Back Matter
- Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector (Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism) by Donald Sloan on page 42
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