Contemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories

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ID19940335
AuthorsSandro Segre (0000-0003-1582-4451, corresponding author)
Year2016
Pages390
Publication date2016-05-13
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueContemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315573946
OpenAlexW931664107
Open LibraryOL53986581M
ISBN9781315573946
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary sociology, covering schools of thought or intellectual movements within the discipline, as well as the work of individual scholars. The author provides not only a rigorous exposition of each theory, but also an examination of the scholarly reception of the approach in question, considering both critical responses and defences in order to reach a balanced evaluation. Chapters cover the following theorists and perspectives: ¢ Alexander ¢ Bourdieu ¢ Ethnomethodology ¢ Exchange Theory ¢ Foucault ¢ Giddens ¢ Goffman ¢ Habermas ¢ Luhmann ¢ Merton ¢ Network and Social Capital Theory ¢ Parsons ¢ Rational Choice Theory ¢ Schutz and Phenomenalism ¢ Structuralism ¢ Symbolic Interactionism An accessible and informative treatment of the central approaches in sociology over the course of the last century, this volume marks a significant contribution to sociological theory and constitutes an essential addition to library collections in the areas of the history of sociology and contemporary social theory

Epistemology · Sociological theory · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · History · Sociologists · Sociologues

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