Modern social theory : from Parsons to Habermas / Ian Craib

By:

Craib, Ian [Author]

Material type:

Computer fileLanguage: English Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceISBN:

9781317325277

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DDC classification:

301/.01 CRA

Online resources:

Electronic Book Resource

Contents:

"Cover"; "Half Title"; "Title Page"; "Copyright Page"; "Dedication"; "Table of Contents"; "Preface to the Second Edition"; "Part I Introduction"; "1 What's wrong with theory and why we still need it"; "2 Cutting a path through the jungle"; "Part II Theories of Social Action"; "Introduction"; "3 Parsons: Theory as a filing system"; "I: Structural-functionalism"; "II: Neofunctionalism and conflict theory"; "4 Rational choice theory: 'The price of everything. . .'"; "5 Symbolic interactionism: Society as conversation"

Summary: The revised edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a clear, accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory.As with the first edition, the book is based around the themes of structure and action. After the introductory chapters which examine the nature of theory and its role in the social world, the book then turns to theories of action and the inability of those theories to comprehend social structures in a coherent way.Part 1 covers: Parson's structural-functionalism and the development of conlict theory and neofunctionalism; rational choice theory; symbolic int

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Item type	Current library	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
E-Book	Ranganathan Library	301/.01 CRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		E01634

Includes bibliographical references and index

The revised edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a clear, accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory.As with the first edition, the book is based around the themes of structure and action. After the introductory chapters which examine the nature of theory and its role in the social world, the book then turns to theories of action and the inability of those theories to comprehend social structures in a coherent way.Part 1 covers: Parson's structural-functionalism and the development of conlict theory and neofunctionalism; rational choice theory; symbolic int

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