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The Postmodern Turn gathers together some of the most important statements of the postmodern approach to human studies. Addressing the postmodern social theory that emphasizes the social role of knowledge, this book abandons the disciplinary boundaries separating the sciences and the humanities. Contributors include well-known theorists in the varied fields of sociology, anthropology, women's and gay studies, philosophy, and history.
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Addressing postmodern social theory that emphasizes the social role of knowledge, this book abandons the disciplinary boundaries separating the sciences and the humanities. Contributors include well-known theorists in the varied fields of sociology, anthropology, women's and gay studies, philosophy and history.
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homework economy, standpoint epistemologists, epistemic doubt, new cultural politics, empirical texts, intertextual field, quest for foundations, postmodern sociology, ethnographic allegory, encounter between feminism, conceptual strategies, sociological theorists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature by Richard Rorty in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 281
- The Prism of Sex: Essays in the Sociology of Knowledge : Proceedings of a Symposium by Sherman on page 95, and page 139
- Of Grammatology by Jacques Derrida on page 240, and page 286
- Writing and Difference by Jacques Derrida in Front Matter, and page 280
- Laboratory Life by Bruno Latour on page 87, and page 241
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- Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective by Letha (Lee) See on page 240, page 241, and page 242
- Difference in Time: A Critical Theory of Culture by Nancy W. Hanrahan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Criminology at the Crossroads: Feminist Readings in Crime and Justice (Readings in Criminology and Criminal Justice) by Kathleen Daly on page 16, and page 17
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