
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 2013
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-61205-259-5 (ISBN)
Description
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory outlines a new theoretical paradigm emerging from out of social construction theory, conflict theory, Marxism and critical theory and argues that these insights are redefining social theory as a whole. The authors select ten fields within sociology and in each one trace the reception and impact of the new paradigm. The fields include gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, media and the sociology of family life. Drawing on Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the authors identify causes for this paradigm shift, which include the contributions of specific individuals, the general intellectual climate and various social changes such as globalisation and neoliberalism.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides a clear summary of how postmodern approaches are becoming more entrenched within sociology, and it is a good textbook for teachers interested in this topic. Further, it demonstrates that if sociology is to be true to its calling, it must be able to understand the profound changes of the contemporary era, and radically transform its theoretical self-understanding if need be."-International Review of Modern Sociology
"Garner, Hancock and Budrys change the game in social-theory pedagogy and research by 'discovering' a major new paradigm-conflict constructionism. This is indeed a paradigm shift as they blend traditional conflict theory with social constructionism to explain and explore all manner of phenomena, including discourse, body politics, the microlevels of everyday life, discipline and domination. It is important to understand conflict and coercion as done "to" people but also to understand that people have a hand in their own liberation. In my own teaching, I have been looking for a way to put critical theory, feminist theory and cultural studies on the same page-or in the same week!-and now I have it. Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory will instantly become part of the sociological canon."
-Ben Agger, author of Critical Social Theories
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61205-259-5 (9781612052595)
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Roberta Garner | Black Hawk Hancock | Grace Budrys
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory
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Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory
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Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory
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Persons
Roberta Garner, Black Hawk Hancock, Grace Budrys
Content
Part I Paradigms; Chapter 1 Paradigms in Sociology; Chapter 2 Conflict Constructionism; Chapter 3 History of a Paradigm; Part II Paradigm Change in Selected Subfields; Deep Impact: The New Paradigm Becomes Dominant; Chapter 4 Constructing Difference and Dominance; Chapter 5 Culture in an Era of Globalization, Jose Soltero; Chapter 6 Media in the Information Age; Chapter 7 Sociology of the Self; Paradigms in Play; Chapter 8 Political Sociology and the Analysis of Collective Action; Chapter 9 Urban Sociology and Spatial Analysis; Chapter 10 Disruptions in the Field Formerly Known as Sociology of Deviance, Greg Scott, Julian Thompson; Paradigm Limited; Chapter 11 Social Class and Socioeconomic Inequality; Chapter 12 Contemporary Theories of Family Life, Tait Runnfeldt Medina, Julie E. Artis; Paradigms Reconstituted in a Transdisciplinary Field; Chapter 13 The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medical Practice, Grace Budrys; conclusion Conclusion;