{"product_id":"changing-theories-new-directions-in-sociology-paperback-softback-9780802096821","title":"Changing Theories; New Directions in Sociology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802096821","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChanging Theories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Directions in Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoberta Garner (Author), Black Hawk Hancock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802096821\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanging Theories\u003c\/i\u003e makes for a warm and engaging read. The authors have given us a good history and summation of some of the most important contemporary theories in the discipline. [...] \u003ci\u003eChanging Theories\u003c\/i\u003e would make a strong contribution to the critically engaged contemporary theory course as well as graduate courses on the history of sociology and the sociology of knowledge. - \u003ci\u003eTeaching Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e The authors manage effectively to paint the bigger picture for their readers, exploring the difficulties of theory and cementing it in the real world, and that's an achievement of which they should be proud. \u003ci\u003eChanging Theories\u003c\/i\u003e could be an indispensable tool for encouraging new students to engage with theory. More importantly, it could also go a long way to break misconceptions about the inaccessibility of theory. - \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfluenced 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 \"transitional giants\" 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 result is an original interpretation of the important role that theory plays both in the real world and in the shaping of an academic discipline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Theory and Why Does it Change? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeriods of Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e  The Organization of the Book \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003ePart I: Changes \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003eChapter 1: 1968-2009: What Happened? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003eWhy 1968?\u003cbr\u003e  A New Global Order: Globalization, Neoliberalism and Market Expansion, and Hyper-Industrialization\u003cbr\u003e  Issues without Borders: Population Growth, Urbanization, Health and Environmental Problems, and Regional Conflicts\u003cbr\u003e  The Emerging Distribution of Economic Inequality\u003cbr\u003e  Cultural Consequences: Postmodern Culture and Ironic Hopelessness\u003cbr\u003e  How and Why Did All These Changes Happen?\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Changes in Theory\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Making Theories\u003cbr\u003e  How and Why Have Sociological Theories Changed in the Past Forty Years?\u003cbr\u003e  Toward Contemporary Theories\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Transitional Giants\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Erving Goffman (1922-1982)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Works, Ideas, and Concepts\u003cbr\u003e  Total Institutions and Labels\u003cbr\u003e  Interaction Order and Behavior\u003cbr\u003e  Frames of Reference and Discourse\u003cbr\u003e  The Politics and Feeling-Tone of Goffman's Work\u003cbr\u003e  Rupture and Continuity: Goffman as a Transitional Giant and Postmodernist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Works, Ideas, and Concepts\u003cbr\u003e  Foucault and the Traditions of Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e  Foucault's Impact and Method\u003cbr\u003e  Foucault's Politics\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: Foucault and the Transition to Contemporary Theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5:  Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Craft of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e  Habitus, Body, Practice\u003cbr\u003e  Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, and Misrecognition\u003cbr\u003e  Fields, Spaces, and Capitals\u003cbr\u003e  Taste, Distinction, and Naturalized Categories\u003cbr\u003e  Public Intellectuals and Politics\u003cbr\u003e  The Critique of Neoliberalism\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: A Note on Foucault and Bourdieu\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Stuart Hall (1932- )\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eHegemony\u003cbr\u003e  Ideology\u003cbr\u003e  Articulation\u003cbr\u003e  Overdetermination\u003cbr\u003e  False Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e  The Function of Common Sense\u003cbr\u003e  Interpellation and Ideological Subjects\u003cbr\u003e  Hegemony, Ideology, and Societies Structured in Dominance\u003cbr\u003e  Race: The Floating Signifier\u003cbr\u003e  Media: The Politics of Representation\u003cbr\u003e  Critical Politics of Contesting Images\u003cbr\u003e  Culture as the Arena of Struggle\u003cbr\u003e  Identity\u003cbr\u003e  The Move to Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003e  Thinking about Multiculturalism\u003cbr\u003e  Intellectual Labor and Politics of Resistance\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uneven Impact of Contemporary Theory on Sociology\u003cbr\u003e  Legacies, Reinterpretations, and New Paradigms\u003cbr\u003e  Beyond Legacies: What's New?\u003cbr\u003e  What Will Happen Next? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Suggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote to Readers \u003cbr\u003e  General Theoretical References (with Jose Soltero) \u003cbr\u003e  References and Reading Suggestions for the Transitional Giants \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp\u003eErving Goffman \u003cbr\u003e  Michel Foucault \u003cbr\u003e  Pierre Bourdieu \u003cbr\u003e  Stuart Hall \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003eTwo Specialized Areas: References and Reading Suggestions \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote dir='\"\"ltr\"\"' style='\"\"MARGIN-RIGHT:'\u003e \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003eTheoretical Development in the Sociology of Families (prepared by Tait Runnfeldt Medina and Julie Artis) \u003cbr\u003e  Sociology of Health (prepared by Grace Budrys) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp dir='\"\"ltr\"\"'\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545920729368,"sku":"9780802096821","price":27.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/changing-theories-new-directions-in-sociology-paperback-softback-9780802096821","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}