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Changing theories : new directions in sociology / Black Hawk Hancock & Roberta Garner.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hancock, Black Hawk, 1971- author.
- Garner, Roberta, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology--Textbooks.
- Sociology.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Influenced by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the social sciences, this overview of contemporary theory identifies major themes, charts the impact of social change on theories, acquaints readers with a sample of individual theorists (the "transitional giants" who shaped contemporary theories), explores the impact of contemporary theories on various areas of sociology, and traces how the great social theories of the past are being reinterpreted and incorporated into new theories. The result is an original interpretation of the important role that theory plays both in the real world and in the shaping of an academic discipline.
- Contents:
- Introduction. What is Theory, and Why Does it Change?
- pt. I. Changes
- Ch. 1. 1968-2009: What Happened?
- Ch. 2. Changes in Theory
- pt. II. Transitional Giants
- Ch. 3. Erving Goffman (1922-1982)
- Ch. 4. Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
- Ch. 5. Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002)
- Ch. 6. Stuart Hall (1932- ).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-3583-5
- 1-4426-0335-6
- OCLC:
- 893231511
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