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Author:   Michael Pusey (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.272kg
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9781138834101

ISBN 10:   1138834106
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   20 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Foundations 1.1. From the Philosophical Foundations 1.2. To the Sociological Reconstructions 1.3. And the Reconstitution of Critical Theory 2. Culture, Evolution, Rationalisation and Method 2.1. Introduction 2.2. The Evolution of Society and Culture 2.3. From Traditional Society to Modernity: The reconstruction of Max Weber’s Theory of Rationalisation 2.4. Method and Meaning 3. Communication and Social Action 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Systematically ‘Distorted Communication’ and ‘Ideal Speech’ Situation 3.3. Speech-Actions 3.4. Communicative Action 4. The Political Sociology of Advanced Capitalistic Societies 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The ‘Crises’ of Legitimation, Motivation and the State 4.3. Lifeworld and the System 5. Concluding Comments 5.1. An Empty Intellectualism? 5.2. The ‘Movement of Reflection’ – Forwards, upwards and sideways downwards or nowhere? 5.3. An Insufficiently Critical Theory? 5.4. Finally…

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