Social Theory: A Textbook
Carsten Bagge Laustsen, Lars Thorup Larsen, "Social Theory: A Textbook"
2017 | ISBN-10: 1138999954, 1138999946 | 282 pages | PDF | 1 MB
2017 | ISBN-10: 1138999954, 1138999946 | 282 pages | PDF | 1 MB
This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory. Framed around paired theoretical perspectives on a series of sociological problems, the book shows how distinctive viewpoints shed light on different facets of social phenomena. The book includes sociology’s "founding fathers", major 20th-century thinkers and recent voices such as Butler and Zizek. Philosophically grounded and focused on interpretation and analysis, the book provides a clear understanding of theory’s scope while developing students’ skills in evaluating, applying and comparing theories.