Critical social theories : an introduction
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Critical social theories : an introduction
Oxford University Press, c2013
3rd ed
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Previous ed.: Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-245) and index
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Description
Praised for its clarity and accessibility, Critical Social Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of today's leading social and cultural theories. Author Ben Agger addresses a wealth of diverse perspectives, from feminism and cultural studies to postmodernism and critical theory. Now fully updated and revised in its third edition, the book offers a wide-ranging discussion of race, gender, and global economic dynamics; Internet culture and social media;
and much more.New to this Edition* Addresses changes to social theories brought about by the Internet, discussed within the context of globalization*
Analyzes what has increasingly become a "media culture," in which pulp publications such as newspapers and books are being replaced by television, movies, and the Internet* Examines Internet-based social movements like the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street * Updates references to scholarly literature, including material published in the past several years
Table of Contents
Preface
1: The Disciplinary Positioning of Theory
2: The Politics of Grand Narratives I: Theorizing Postmodernity
3: The Politics of Grand Narratives II: From Derrida to Difference Theory
4. The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School
5. Feminist theory
6. Cultural Studies
7. Critiques of Critical Social Theory
8. Critical Social Theory: Applications and Implications
9. The 1960s at Forty: Renewing Public Sociology in the Twenty-First Century
10. De-Rationalization, Regression and the Challenges to Social Theory
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