Social theory

A novel history of the politics of race in British society over the past few decades that draws on original research at local and national levels.

Matt Dawson and David L.

Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular.

This book analyses the conceptual and concrete relationships between rhythm and law.

In Man, Decisions, Society (1985) the authors offer an innovative approach to social science research: a new methodology, actor-system dynamics, makes possible a more effective analysis of modern societal developments and problems.

Originally published 1992 What's Wrong With Ethnography?

The Physiology of Industry is a remarkable work which set out to challenge contemporary theory surrounding the economics of labour, supply and demand.

Economists do more than merely describe an external economic world.

Practical Reason and Norms focuses on three problems: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons?

A comparative analysis of both secular and religious communal groups in contemporary America, this study, originally published in 1978, shows that contemporary communalists stand in relation to collectivism much the same as early Protestants stood in relation to individualism - as the self-proclaimed pioneers of the new age.

The Cultural Production of Social Movements offers a theory of cultural practices, protest tactics, strategic planning and deliberation, and movement organizational structures: "e;ideological contention.

First published in 1932, Studies in Sociology consists of essays that fall into three groups, the first concerned with the scope and method of sociology and its relation to history and social philosophy; the second devoted to an analysis of the theory of evolution as applied to society, and to a number of problems in social psychology, such as the nature of social purpose, the place of instinct in social science, the relation between instinct and emotion, and the inheritance of mental characters; while the third group deals with the claims of Eugenics, and social classes and social mobility.

The human-environment relationship - intimately intertwined and often contentious - is one of the most pressing concerns of the 21st century.

This comprehensive volume highlights and centers untold histories of education at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from 1937 to 2020, using the critical voices of artists, scholars, designers, and educators.

A revindication of the concept of humanity and the primacy of practice over language.

Hans Kelsen is commonly considered to be among the founding fathers of modern legal philosophy.

This book examines the nature of unmasking in social theory, in revolutionary movements and in popular culture.

This collection explores why powerful knowledge matters for social justice and discusses its implications for curriculum and pedagogy.

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What makes for good societies and good lives in a global world?

Although discussion of the digital divide is a relatively new phenomenon, social inequality is a deeply entrenched part of our current social world and is now reproduced in the digital sphere.

Andrew Abbott, einer der wichtigsten Sozialtheoretiker der Gegenwart, unterzieht Texte von Karl Marx und Max Weber einer kritischen Re-Lektüre – mit überraschenden Einsichten.

Drawing on contemporary and historical case studies from Finland, Sweden and Norway, Progress or Perish highlights the roles that art, culture and academic research play alongside technology and economics as bearers of change, approaching the study of progress from the human level.

This edited collection presents successful business succession planning in smaller rural communities where profit margins are low, markets are shrinking, and there are few potential buyers.

This book offers a unique and accessible way of conceptualizing the vocations of art, science, and politics in the capitalist world through an examination of some neglected features of the work of the scholar who first traced their origins and consequences in 'the West': Max Weber.

In this volume leading international scholars elaborate upon the central issues of the analysis of ideology: the nature of dominant ideologies.

Human behavior is a subject so vast that it would seem to defy one's ability to comfortably and confidently grasp its varieties, nuances, shapes, and dynamics.

Weber's methodological writings form the bedrock of key ideas across the social sciences.

Michael Young is one of the key figures in British twentieth century history.

Based on a three-year life story study of students from working-class backgrounds at four elite universities in China, this book offers a new way to understand and be inspired by Bourdieu.

Consumption research is burgeoning across a wide range of disciplines.

John Carroll contends that since 1918 sociology has distinguished itself by making society appear as dull as it is at its worst.

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

This book studies those who, in various domains of life, are resisting the increasingly harsh day-to-day pressures of "e;late capitalism,"e; centering mainly on French examples.

The COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement and renewed action against climate change all highlight the increasing gulf between narrowly based dominant political ideologies and popular demands for social justice, global health, environmentalism and human rights.

This comprehensive study of Marcuse's thought concentrates on his theory of freedom, arguing that it is this which supplies the key to all his writings.

Influenced by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the social sciences, this overview of contemporary theory identifies major themes, charts the impact of social change on theories, acquaints readers with a sample of individual theorists (the "e;transitional giants"e; who shaped contemporary theories), explores the impact of contemporary theories on various areas of sociology, and traces how the great social theories of the past are being reinterpreted and incorporated into new theories.

The concept of moral panic has received considerable scholarly attention, but as yet little attention has been accorded to panics over children and youth.

This book departs from the attempt by political theory to confront the challenges of political life with new concepts, offering instead a mode of thought so far excluded from the canon of political theory: the philosophy of presence.

Feminism is not dead.

This is the first book to discern the contribution of Du Bois' work to criminology and criminal justice through a comprehensive review of his papers, articles and books.

Connecting Practices develops a distinctive method of conceptualising significant trends and global issues including environmental sustainability and inequalities in wealth and health, arguing that these are outcomes of the ways in which social practices interact and combine across space and time.

This book offers the first comprehensive and critical investigation of the specific modes of risk calculation that are emerging in the so-called War on Terror.

This title was first published in 2000.

This Element evaluates the role of intergroup contact in democracy and proposes a method for studying contact more generally.

First published in 1971, Social Choice is both a text and reference containing the proceedings of a conference dealing with contemporary work on the normative and descriptive aspects of the social choice problem.

Bruno Latour s long term project is to compare the felicity and infelicity conditions of the different values dearest to the heart of those who have never been modern .