TY - BOOK AU - Scott,John TI - Social theory: central issues in sociology SN - 9781848605503 AV - HM585 .S385 2006eb U1 - 301 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Sociology KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Sociologie KW - Sciences sociales KW - Philosophie KW - sociology KW - aat KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Regional Studies KW - bisacsh KW - Anthropology KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-299) and index; Social theory: Should we forget the founders? -- Genealogy of the social -- Culture, system and socialisation: Formative views -- Action, conflict and nature: Formative views -- Culture, system and socialisation: Developments -- Action, conflict and nature: Developments -- Modernity and rationalisation -- Intimations of post-modernity N2 - This work is a comprehensive critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context, from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of 'the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to questions of modernity and post-modernity UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=251754 ER -