An invitation to social theory
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An invitation to social theory
Polity, 2025
3rd edition
- : paperback
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"First edition first published in 2012 by Polity Press. Second edition first published in 2019 by Polity Press"--Title page verso
Summary: "Social theory is a crucial resource for the social sciences. It provides rich insights into how human beings think and act and how contemporary social life is constructed. But often the key ideas of social theorists are expressed in highly technical and difficult language that can hide more than it reveals. The new edition of this popular book continues to cut to the core of what social theory is about. Wide-ranging in scope and coverage, it is concise in presentation and free from jargon. Covering key themes and schools of thought from the classical thinkers up to the present, the third edition features a new chapter dedicated to post-colonial sociological theory. With updated literature and examples throughout, the book also includes refreshed pedagogical features to connect theory to readers' own life experiences."--Back cover
Bibliography: pages [317]-347
Includes index
Contents of Works
- 1. Classical social theory
- 2. Functionalist and systems theory
- 3. Marxist and critical theory
- 4. Phenomenological theory
- 5. Symbolic interactionist theory
- 6. Process sociological theory
- 7. Structuralist and post-structuralist theory
- 8. Post-modernist theory
- 9. Structuration theory
- 10. Feminist theory
- 11. Actor-network theory
- 12. Globalization theory
- 13. Post-colonial theory