Anthony Elliott (Australia University of South Australia), Charles Lemert

Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory explores major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Fully revised and updated, this edition considers recent developments in social theory and adds a chapter on the digital revolution and new technological developments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 152mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 896g
• ISBN-13: 9781138349902
• ISBN-10: 1138349909
• Artikelnr.: 60013317

Autorenporträt

Anthony Elliott is Research Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia, where he is Dean of External Engagement and Executive Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. He is the author and editor of over 40 books in sociology, including most recently Making Sense of AI: Our Algorithmic World (2022). Charles Lemert is University Professor and John C. Andrus Professor of Social Theory Emeritus at Wesleyan University. He is the author of many books, including Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings (Routledge, 2021).

Inhaltsangabe

1. The textures of society 2. The contemporary relevance of the classics 3.
The Frankfurt School 4. American pragmatisms 5. Structuralism 6.
Structures, functions and culture 7. Post-structuralism 8. The interaction
order 9. Theories of structuration 10. Variations on the theory of power
and knowledge 11. Contemporary critical theory 12. Feminism and
post-feminist theory 13. Postmodernity 14. Social movements, states and the
modern world-system 15. Networks, risks, liquids 16. Globalization 17. The
digital revolution: Posthumanism and beyond 18. Afterword