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Handbook of Social Theory

By George Ritzer , Barry Smart

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Year
2001
ISBN
0761941878, 9780761941873
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3171694 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
552\565
Time added
2013-10-30 21:41:25

Description

This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the roots, current debates and future development of social theory. It draws together a team of outstanding international scholars, and presents an authoritative and panoramic critical survey of the field. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part examines the classical tradition. Included here are critical discussions of Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Freud, Mannheim and classical feminist thought. This part conveys the classical tradition as a living resource in social theory, it demonstrates not only the critical significance of classical writings, but their continuing relevance. The second part moves on t

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