The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set

This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory is both current and will stand the test of time.

Peter Kivisto (Edited by)

9781107131705, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 17 December 2020

1300 pages
26 x 18.4 x 5.9 cm, 2.02 kg

'… an erudite, foundational handbook of conventional social theory that clearly identifies the standard sociological canon with comprehensive, well-written essays. … These volumes … belong on sociologists' bookshelves and in libraries. … Recommended.' J. L. Croissant, Choice

This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the impact of specific individual and theory schools; and more. Both volumes reflect a mixture of what intellectual historian Morton White distinguished as the 'annalist of ideas' and the 'analyst of ideas', locating theoretical thought within the larger socio-historical context that shaped it - within the terrain of the sociology of knowledge. Exploring the contemporary relevance of theories in a manner that is historically situated and sensitive, this impressive and comprehensive set will likely stand the test of time.

Volume 1: 1. The emergence of social theory Johan Heilbron
2. 'What is a classic?' Variations on an ancient theme Alan Sica
3. Karl Marx Kevin B. Anderson
4. The Marxist legacy Peter Beilharz
5. Émile Durkheim: theorist of solidarity Peter Kivisto
6. What's in a name? The sacred, science, and the collège de sociologie Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi
7. Max Weber Lawrence A. Scaff
8. Weberian social theory Austin Harrington
9. Georg Simmel and the metropolitization of social life Vincenzo Mele
10. Pounding on Parsons: how criticism undermined the reputation of sociology's incurable theorist A. Javier Treviño
11. Symbolic interactionism Lawrence T. Nichols
12. Erving Goffman and dramaturgical sociology Philip Manning
13. Structuralism Sandro Segre. Volume 2: 1. Rational choice theory and methodological individualism Karl-Dieter Opp
2. Network theories Mark C. Pachucki and Ronald L. Breiger
3. Cultural sociology Michael Strand and Lyn Spillman
4. Identity Peter Burke
5. Emotions theory Donileen R. Loseke and Margarethe Kusenbach
6. Theorizing sex/gender: feminist social theory Shelley Budgeon
7. Intersectionality as critical social theory Patricia Hill Collins
8. Modernity Peter Wagner
9. Realism Timothy Rutzou
10. Globalization: not good, bad, or over Sheila Croucher
11. Time/space Kevin Fox Gotham
12. Social theory in the Anthropocene: ecological crisis and renewal Robert J. Antonio and Brett Clark
13. Embodiment Chris Shilling
14. Sexualities Stephen Valocchi
15. Multiculturalism Christian Joppke
16. Risk Klaus Rasborg
17. Trust and the variety of its bases Barbara A. Misztal
18. Unity's within conflict: mapping biology's relevance to sociological theory Douglas A. Marshall
19. Civil society Simon Susen
20. Social movements: sequences vs fuzzy temporality Kevin Gillan
21. Immigration Ewa Morawska.

Subject Areas: Social theory [JHBA], Sociology [JHB], Sociology & anthropology [JH]