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Social theory in the twentieth century

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK Polity Press 1998Description: 240pISBN:
  • 0745613861
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.01 BAE
Contents:
A timeless order and its achievement; the biological metaphor; the enigma of everyday life; the skilful accomplishment of social order; the history of the present; the spread of reason; the invasion of economic man; eroding foundations.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Clonmel Library Main Collection 301.01 BAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R03345NKRCC
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 301.01 BAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100652495
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 301.01 BAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R06330KRCT

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Providing an account of the development of social theory, this text covers a range of key figures and schools of thought, including Elster, Giddens, Foucault and Habermas. It is aimed at students who wish to gain an understanding of the main debates and dilemmas driving social theory.

Providing an account of the development of social theory, this text covers a range of key figures and schools of thought, including Elster, Giddens, Foucault and Habermas. It is aimed at students who wish to gain an understanding of the main debates and dilemmas driving social theory.

Includes references, notes and index

A timeless order and its achievement; the biological metaphor; the enigma of everyday life; the skilful accomplishment of social order; the history of the present; the spread of reason; the invasion of economic man; eroding foundations.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 A Timeless Order and its Achievement: Structuralism and Genetic Structuralism
  • 2 The Biological Metaphor: Functionalism and Neo-Functionalism
  • 3 The Enigma of Everyday Life: Symbolic Interactionism, the Dramaturgical Approach and Ethnomethodology
  • 4 The Skilful Accomplishment of Social Order: Giddens's Structuration Theory
  • 5 The History of the Present: Foucault's Archaeology and Genealogy
  • 6 The Spread of Reason: Habermas's Critical Theory
  • 7 The Invasion of Economic Man: Rational Choice Theory
  • 8 Eroding Foundations: Positivism, Falsificationism and Realism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Patrick Baert is a Fellow at New Hall, Cambridge, and Director of Studies in Social and Political Sciences at King′s College, Cambridge.

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