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Author:   Roberta Garner ,  Black Hawk Hancock
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780802096821

ISBN 10:   0802096824
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: What is Theory and Why Does it Change? Periods of Social Theory The Organization of the Book  Part I: Changes Chapter 1: 1968-2009: What Happened? Why 1968? A New Global Order: Globalization, Neoliberalism and Market Expansion, and Hyper-Industrialization Issues without Borders: Population Growth, Urbanization, Health and Environmental Problems, and Regional Conflicts The Emerging Distribution of Economic Inequality Cultural Consequences: Postmodern Culture and Ironic Hopelessness How and Why Did All These Changes Happen? Conclusion Chapter 2: Changes in Theory Introduction: Making Theories How and Why Have Sociological Theories Changed in the Past Forty Years? Toward Contemporary Theories Conclusion Part II: Transitional Giants Chapter 3: Erving Goffman (1922-1982) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Total Institutions and Labels Interaction Order and Behavior Frames of Reference and Discourse The Politics and Feeling-Tone of Goffman's Work Rupture and Continuity: Goffman as a Transitional Giant and Postmodernist Chapter 4: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) Major Works, Ideas, and Concepts Foucault and the Traditions of Social Theory Foucault's Impact and Method Foucault's Politics Conclusion: Foucault and the Transition to Contemporary Theory Chapter 5:  Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) The Craft of Sociology Habitus, Body, Practice Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, and Misrecognition Fields, Spaces, and Capitals Taste, Distinction, and Naturalized Categories Public Intellectuals and Politics The Critique of Neoliberalism Conclusion: A Note on Foucault and Bourdieu Chapter 6: Stuart Hall (1932- ) Hegemony Ideology Articulation Overdetermination False Consciousness The Function of Common Sense Interpellation and Ideological Subjects Hegemony, Ideology, and Societies Structured in Dominance Race: The Floating Signifier Media: The Politics of Representation Critical Politics of Contesting Images Culture as the Arena of Struggle Identity The Move to Ethnicity Thinking about Multiculturalism Intellectual Labor and Politics of Resistance Conclusion Conclusion The Uneven Impact of Contemporary Theory on Sociology Legacies, Reinterpretations, and New Paradigms Beyond Legacies: What's New? What Will Happen Next? References and Suggestions for Further Reading Note to Readers General Theoretical References (with Jose Soltero) References and Reading Suggestions for the Transitional Giants Erving Goffman Michel Foucault Pierre Bourdieu Stuart Hall Two Specialized Areas: References and Reading Suggestions Theoretical Development in the Sociology of Families (prepared by Tait Runnfeldt Medina and Julie Artis) Sociology of Health (prepared by Grace Budrys) Index

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Changing Theories 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. [...] Changing Theories 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. -- Teaching Sociology 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. Changing Theories 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. -- Times Higher Education

The ideas presented in Changing Theories are rich and subtle enough to challenge graduate students, but the presentation is straightforward and accessible enough for undergraduates. This book could be used as the core text in a contemporary theory course, but the idea of 'transitional giants' makes this book uniquely suitable for those of us who want to create a systematic analytical bridge between classical theory and theory as it is practiced today. In the end, the best thing I can say about Hancock and Garner's work is that it makes me want to get into the classroom and teach. - David Yamane, Wake Forest University <p> This is exactly what we need for contemporary theory courses. Hancock and Garner brilliantly dissect the four most eminent theorists who will continue to define the future of sociological theory well into the 21st century. - Ron Mize, Cornell University <p> A terrific book that should leave a significant imprint on the way we teach and think about social theory. The authors have crafted a text that offers an accessible introduction to the subject while making a bold argument about the nature of theory itself. - Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Brown University

Author Information

Roberta Garner is a professor in the Department of Sociology at DePaul University. Black Hawk Hancock is Associate Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the co-author with Roberta Garner of Changing Theories: New Directions in Sociology (2009) and author of American Allegory: Lindy Hop and the Racial Imagination (2013).

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