This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, networ
Contemporary Sociological Theory
β Scribed by Craig Calhoun, Joseph Gerteis, James Moody, Steven Pfaff, Indermohan Virk (editors)
- Publisher
- Blackwell
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 240
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.
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