Social theory for today : making sense of social worlds /
Social theory is a core area in Sociology degrees. This book attempts to lead students through the key thinkers and key ideas. The organizational principle is to focus on theoretical writing which is relevant for understanding the contemporary world. So the book asks what continuing use do theories...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, CA :
SAGE Publications, Incorporated,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Social theory is a core area in Sociology degrees. This book attempts to lead students through the key thinkers and key ideas. The organizational principle is to focus on theoretical writing which is relevant for understanding the contemporary world. So the book asks what continuing use do theories of the Enligthenment, classical German sociology, Marxism and phenomenology have for making sense of our social world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (333 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526473875 (ebook) : |