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Author:   Ian Craib
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138136571

ISBN 10:   1138136573
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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 4. Rational choice theory: 'The price of everything... 5. Symbolic interactionism: Society as conversation 6. Society as a conspiracy: Phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology 7. Structuration theory: There is no such thing as society; there is such a thing as society Part III: From Action to Structure Introduction 8. The world as a logical pattern: An Introduction to structuralism 9. Structuralist Marxism: The world as a puppet theatre 10. Post-structuralism and postmodernism: The world gone mad Part IV: From Structure or Action to Structure and Action 11. The Frankfurt School: There must be some way out of here 12. Jürgen Habermas: Back to the filing cabinet Conclusion: Playing with ideas

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