"This is exactly what we need for contemporary theory courses. Hancock and Garner brilliantly dissect the four most eminent theorists who will continue to define the future of sociological theory well into the twenty-first century." - Ron Mize, Cornell University
"This is exactly what we need for contemporary theory courses. Hancock and Garner brilliantly dissect the four most eminent theorists who will continue to define the future of sociological theory well into the twenty-first century." - Ron Mize, Cornell UniversityHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface Introduction: What is Theory and Why Does it Change? Periods of Social Theory The Organization of the Book Part I: Changes Chapter 1: 1968-2009: What Happened? Why 1968? A New Global Order: Globalization, Neoliberalism and Market Expansion, and Hyper-Industrialization Issues without Borders: Population Growth, Urbanization, Health and Environmental Problems, and Regional Conflicts The Emerging Distribution of Economic Inequality Cultural Consequences: Postmodern Culture and Ironic Hopelessness How and Why Did All These Changes Happen? Conclusion Chapter 2: Changes in Theory Introduction: Making Theories How and Why Have Sociological Theories Changed in the Past Forty Years? Toward Contemporary Theories Conclusion Part II: Transitional Giants Chapter 3: Erving Goffman (1922-1982) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Total Institutions and Labels Interaction Order and Behavior Frames of Reference and Discourse The Politics and Feeling-Tone of Goffman's Work Rupture and Continuity: Goffman as a Transitional Giant and Postmodernist Chapter 4: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Foucault and the Traditions of Social Theory Foucault's Impact and Method Foucault's Politics Conclusion: Foucault and the Transition to Contemporary Theory Chapter 5: Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) The Craft of Sociology Habitus, Body, Practice Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, and Misrecognition Fields, Spaces, and Capitals Taste, Distinction, and Naturalized Categories Public Intellectuals and Politics The Critique of Neoliberalism Conclusion: A Note on Foucault and Bourdieu Chapter 6: Stuart Hall (1932- ) Hegemony Ideology Articulation Overdetermination False Consciousness The Function of Common Sense Interpellation and Ideological Subjects Hegemony, Ideology, and Societies Structured in Dominance Race: The Floating Signifier Media: The Politics of Representation Critical Politics of Contesting Images Culture as the Arena of Struggle Identity The Move to Ethnicity Thinking about Multiculturalism Intellectual Labor and Politics of Resistance Conclusion Conclusion The Uneven Impact of Contemporary Theory on Sociology Legacies, Reinterpretations, and New Paradigms Beyond Legacies: What's New? What Will Happen Next? References and Suggestions for Further Reading Note to Readers General Theoretical References (with Jose Soltero) References and Reading Suggestions for the Transitional Giants Erving Goffman Michel Foucault Pierre Bourdieu Stuart Hall Two Specialized Areas: References and Reading Suggestions Theoretical Development in the Sociology of Families (prepared by Tait Runnfeldt Medina and Julie Artis) Sociology of Health (prepared by Grace Budrys) Index
Preface Introduction: What is Theory and Why Does it Change? Periods of Social Theory The Organization of the Book Part I: Changes Chapter 1: 1968-2009: What Happened? Why 1968? A New Global Order: Globalization, Neoliberalism and Market Expansion, and Hyper-Industrialization Issues without Borders: Population Growth, Urbanization, Health and Environmental Problems, and Regional Conflicts The Emerging Distribution of Economic Inequality Cultural Consequences: Postmodern Culture and Ironic Hopelessness How and Why Did All These Changes Happen? Conclusion Chapter 2: Changes in Theory Introduction: Making Theories How and Why Have Sociological Theories Changed in the Past Forty Years? Toward Contemporary Theories Conclusion Part II: Transitional Giants Chapter 3: Erving Goffman (1922-1982) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Total Institutions and Labels Interaction Order and Behavior Frames of Reference and Discourse The Politics and Feeling-Tone of Goffman's Work Rupture and Continuity: Goffman as a Transitional Giant and Postmodernist Chapter 4: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Foucault and the Traditions of Social Theory Foucault's Impact and Method Foucault's Politics Conclusion: Foucault and the Transition to Contemporary Theory Chapter 5: Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) The Craft of Sociology Habitus, Body, Practice Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, and Misrecognition Fields, Spaces, and Capitals Taste, Distinction, and Naturalized Categories Public Intellectuals and Politics The Critique of Neoliberalism Conclusion: A Note on Foucault and Bourdieu Chapter 6: Stuart Hall (1932- ) Hegemony Ideology Articulation Overdetermination False Consciousness The Function of Common Sense Interpellation and Ideological Subjects Hegemony, Ideology, and Societies Structured in Dominance Race: The Floating Signifier Media: The Politics of Representation Critical Politics of Contesting Images Culture as the Arena of Struggle Identity The Move to Ethnicity Thinking about Multiculturalism Intellectual Labor and Politics of Resistance Conclusion Conclusion The Uneven Impact of Contemporary Theory on Sociology Legacies, Reinterpretations, and New Paradigms Beyond Legacies: What's New? What Will Happen Next? References and Suggestions for Further Reading Note to Readers General Theoretical References (with Jose Soltero) References and Reading Suggestions for the Transitional Giants Erving Goffman Michel Foucault Pierre Bourdieu Stuart Hall Two Specialized Areas: References and Reading Suggestions Theoretical Development in the Sociology of Families (prepared by Tait Runnfeldt Medina and Julie Artis) Sociology of Health (prepared by Grace Budrys) Index
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