Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today

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In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements  Reviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective  Reveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has been replaced by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' and interdisciplinary  Features updates and in-depth discussions of the newest clustered debates in social theory—intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other'  Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life  Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Conflicting Views of Social Theory Part I The Rise of the Classical Tradition Introduction to Part I Chapter 1 The Idea of a Science of Society: The Enlightenment and Auguste Comte Auguste Comte Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Theory of Karl Marx The Unity of Theory and Practice Historical Materialism: A Revolutionary Science Das Kapital: The Logic of Social Revolution Tensions between a Scientific and Moral Vision Chapter 3 The Promise of Sociology: Emile Durkheim Durkheim’s Liberal Vision of History and Modernity Suicide: Individualism and Community Revisited Science, Truth, and Moral Hope Chapter 4 The Ironic Social Theory of Max Weber Puritanism and the Making of the Middle Class Explaining Western Modernity and the Irony of History Charisma and Bureaucracy: The Modern Dream Turned Nightmare Science, Truth, and Values Afterword to Part I Part II Rethinking the Classical Tradition: American Sociology Introduction to Part II Chapter 5 The Grand Theory of Talcott Parsons, Peter Berger, and Thomas Luckmann Talcott Parsons Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann Chapter 6 The Scientific Theory of Randall Collins and Peter Blau Randall Collins Peter Blau Chapter 7 The Moral Sociology of C. Wright Mills and Robert Bellah C. Wright Mills Robert Bellah Afterword to Part II Part III Rethinking the Classical Tradition: European Theory Introduction to Part III Chapter 8 The Critical Theory of Jürgen Habermas Social Critique as Reason Reconstructing Marxism as General Theory and Critique Failed Modernization: The Triumph of Instrumental Reason Chapter 9 Stuart Hall and British Cultural Studies Chapter 10 The Critical Sociology of Anthony Giddens and Pierre Bourdieu Anthony Giddens Pierre Bourdieu Afterword to Part III Part IV Revisions and Revolts:: The Postmodern Turn Introduction to Part IV Chapter 11 The Postmodern World of Jacques Derrida, Jean-François Lyotard, and Jean Baudrillard Structuralism: A Vision of a Scientific Human Studies Jacques Derrida Jean-François Lyotard Jean Baudrillard Chapter 12 Michel Foucault’s Disciplinary Society Rethinking Sexual Liberation: Foucault’s Genealogy of Sexuality The Idea of a Disciplinary Order Chapter 13 Zygmunt Bauman’s Sociology of Postmodernity From Modernity to Postmodernity Postmodernity and Sociology Afterword to Part IV Part V Revisions and Revolts: Identity Politics and Theory Introduction to Part V Chapter 14 Feminist Theory/Masculinity Studies Gynocentric Feminism: Dorothy Smith Difference Feminism: The Intersection of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Class Postmodern Feminism: Judith Butler Theorizing Masculinity Chapter 15 Critical Race Theory/ White Studies African-American Social Thought: Between Afrocentrism and Postmodernism Afrocentrism: Molefi Kete Asante Patricia Hill Collins: Multiple Standpoints Kwame Anthony Appiah: Deconstructing African Identity Theorizing Whiteness Chapter 16 Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Theory/ Heterosexual Studies Identity Theory: Adrienne Rich and Jeffrey Weeks Queer Theory: Diana Fuss and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Rethinking Heterosexuality Chapter 17 Colonial Discourse Studies Frantz Fanon Edward Said Homi Bhabha Afterword to Part V Part VI Revisions and Revolts: Theories of World Order Introduction to Part VI Chapter 18 From Nation to Globe: David Held and Mary Kaldor The Promise of Globalization: David Held Global Civil Society: Mary Kaldor Chapter 19 Global Capitalism : Immanuel Wallerstein and Manuel Castells Immanuel Wallerstein Manuel Castells Chapter 20 The Return of Empire? Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, David Harvey and Michael Mann Globalization as Empire: Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Imperial America: David Harvey and Michael Mann Afterword to Part VI Part VII The Rise of Postdisciplinary Theory Introduction to Part VII Chapter 21 Theorizing Postcolonial Nationalism: A Case of “Domain” Theorizing Chapter 22 Jeffrey Alexander: Reconstructing Democratic Theory in an Age of Disillusionment Toward a Foundational Theory of Society Toward a Postfoundational Theory of Society Theorizing Civil Society Chapter 23 Nancy Fraser: The Case for Radical Democracy Marxist-Socialism and Class Politics The New Social Movements and Identity Politics Redistribution and Recognition: Toward a Synthetic Critical Theory Reconsidering the Political Sphere: The Politics of Representation Afterword to Part VII Index EULA