An invitation to social theory

* Wide-ranging introduction to social theory that carefully avoids simplification of ideas whilst presenting theories in an accessible language for students. * Inspired by the authors' own teaching and dissatisfaction with current books on the market to provide accessible yet sophisticated guid...

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Main Authors: Inglis, David (Author), Thorpe, Christopher (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U. K. ; Malden, Massachusetts : Polity Press , c2012
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300 |a vii, 320 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-309) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction : extending an invitation -- 2. Classical paradigms -- 3. Functionalist and systems theory paradigms -- 4. Marxist and critical theory paradigms -- 5. Phenomenological paradigms -- 6. The symbolic interactionist paradigm -- 7. Rational choice and exchange theory paradigms -- 8. The process sociological paradigm -- 9. Structuralist and post-structuralist paradigms -- 10. Post-modernist paradigms -- 11. Structurationist paradigms -- 12. Feminist paradigms -- 13. Globalization paradigms -- 14. Conclusion : the development of social theory in 13 points 
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