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Author:   Roberta Garner (DePaul University, USA) ,  Black Hawk Hancock (DePaul University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
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9781032783079

ISBN 10:   1032783079
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   21 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction Part One: The World As It Was and Is 1. World disrupted: It has happened before 2. Moving pieces: The past of our global matters of concern 3. From difference to inequalities and inequities 4. Here and now: A quantitative snapshot of the present Part Two: How Did We Get Here? Theories of the Modern World Introduction 5. Ideology and power: The reign of instrumental reason 6. Social integration: Cohesion, regulation, and trust 7. Theories of capitalism Conclusion Part Three: Matters of Concern and Emerging Trends: The World As It Will Be or Might Be Introduction 8. The state as the lever of power 9. Humans and nature: Environment, climate change, pandemics, and disasters 10. Production, work, and technology 11. People and places: migration, immigration, and urbanization 12. Transformations of the self

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Roberta Garner is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at DePaul University, USA. Her research explores sociological theory, stats and methods, urban sociology, criminology, and social movements and she has extensive experience of teaching theory, methods, and political sociology. She is the author of The Joy of Stats (Third Edition, 2022) and co-author of Changing Theories: New Directions in Social Theory (2009), Doing Qualitative Research: Designs, Methods, and Techniques (2012) and Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory (Routledge, 2013). Black Hawk Hancock is Associate Professor of Sociology at DePaul University, USA. His main research interests are ethnography, race and ethnicity, culture, and social theory. He is the author of American Allegory: Lindy Hop and the Racial Imagination (2013), and co-author of of Changing Theories: New Directions in Social Theory (2009). From 2019 to 2022, he also served as co-editor of the Sociological Perspectives journal.

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