Overview

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of concerns about the status of social theory, particular in the context of debates about 'mobility', 'technology' and 'complexity' which in their extreme are said to undermine the very basis of 'the social'. Addressing these issues is important if social theory is to have a voice in shaping a future in which boundaries between 'nature' and 'society' are challenged and threaten in new ways. The second edition of ""Situating Social Theory"" examines the implications of recent developments, challenges and disputes that have become important to debates in social theory including new commentaries on key authors. The new edition also explores the extent to which how we situate social theory may need re-examining. The relationship between 'agency', 'social self' and 'social structure' will be examined in relation to the implications of 'mobility', 'technology' and 'complexity' through revised and updated material, the integration of new analysis of key authors, and two new chapters addressing the challenges of recent developments.

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Author:   Tim May ,  Jason Powell
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
ISBN:  

9780335210787

ISBN 10:   0335210783
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: SITUATING SOCIAL THEORY 1: The Enlightenment and the development of social theory 2: Seven traditions of renewal, modification and critique PART II: CONTEMPORARY THEORIES ON SOCIETY AND SOCIAL LIFE 3: Symbolism and performance in everyday life 4: Social life as accomplishment 5: Reproducing society in social relations 6: Habitus, capital and field: society in social relations 7: Action, networks and intermediaries 8: The linguistic turn in critical theory 9: Where did all the women go? 10: The making of the modern subject 11: Beyond modernity? PART III: THEORIES IN ACTION 12: Emotion in Social Relations 13: Globalization CONCLUSION Looking back and looking forward Bibliography

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Professor Tim May is Lead Director of the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF). Dr. Jason L Powell is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at University of Liverpool.

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