TY  - BOOK
AU  - Powell,Jason L.
TI  - A short introduction to social theory
T2  - Social perspectives on aging
SN  - 9781621009283 (softcover)
AV  - HM 585 .S52 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Hauppauge, N.Y.
PB  - Nova Science Publishers
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - 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
ER  -