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A short introduction to social theory / Jason L. Powell, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Social perspectives on agingPublication details: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.Description: 77 p. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781621009283 (softcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM 585 .S52 2012
Contents:
Introduction -- Social theory and rationality: from Weber to the modern "McWorld" -- The irresistible force meets the immovable object: the division of labour thesis versus capitalism -- Historical social theory: a critical gaze - the case of gender and feminism -- Social theory and Eurocentricity of "Western modernity" -- Symbolic interactionism -- The dominance of American structural functionalism and social theory: a critical narrative -- Critical theory -- Post-structuralism and post 9/11 social theory -- Enter the postmodern debate.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
General circulation General circulation Main Campus Library General Stacks HM 585 .S52 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A.K. 2016/018204

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-69) and index.

Introduction -- Social theory and rationality: from Weber to the modern "McWorld" -- The irresistible force meets the immovable object: the division of labour thesis versus capitalism -- Historical social theory: a critical gaze - the case of gender and feminism -- Social theory and Eurocentricity of "Western modernity" -- Symbolic interactionism -- The dominance of American structural functionalism and social theory: a critical narrative -- Critical theory -- Post-structuralism and post 9/11 social theory -- Enter the postmodern debate.

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