Contemporary sociological thinkers and theories / Sandro Segre.

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Segre, Sandro [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780754691389
0754691381
075467181X
9780754671817

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Contemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories.DDC classification:

301 23

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HM447 .S44 2014

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Contents:

The neofunctionalism of Jeffrey Alexander -- Pierre Bourdieu -- Ethnomethodology -- Exchange theory -- Michel Foucault -- Anthony Giddens -- Erving Goffman -- Jürgen Habermas -- Niklas Luhmann -- Robert K. Merton -- Network and social capital theory -- Talcott Parsons -- Rational choice theory -- The phenomenological perspective of Alfred Schutz -- Structuralism in sociology and other social sciences -- Symbolic interactionism.

Summary: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary sociology, covering schools of thought or intellectual movements within the discipline, as well as the work of individual scholars. The author provides not only a rigorous exposition of each theory, but also an examination of the scholarly reception of the approach in question, considering both critical responses and defences in order to reach a balanced evaluation. Chapters cover the following theorists and perspectives: Alexander Bourdieu Ethnomethodology Exchange Theory Foucault Giddens.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary sociology, covering schools of thought or intellectual movements within the discipline, as well as the work of individual scholars. The author provides not only a rigorous exposition of each theory, but also an examination of the scholarly reception of the approach in question, considering both critical responses and defences in order to reach a balanced evaluation. Chapters cover the following theorists and perspectives: Alexander Bourdieu Ethnomethodology Exchange Theory Foucault Giddens.

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