Social theory books

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Adorno's frank and open challenge to directness, and the avoidance of language that 'gives itself over either to...  Read More >>

How did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the past half century even as the Democratic...  Read More >>

Has oppression always been with us as a part of 'human nature'? What can we do to change it? The book is aimed at...  Read More >>

We are not yet at a moment that can be called postmodernity, says sociologist Ben Agger. In this study he borrows...  Read More >>

We are not yet at a moment that can be called postmodernity, says sociologist Ben Agger. In this study he borrows...  Read More >>

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Globalization is reducing our ability to control our life in an increasingly interconnected world. Employing a systems-theory...  Read More >>

This book, written by specialists, introduces a range of sociological traditions and how they can be used in investigating...  Read More >>

Globalization is reducing our ability to control our life in an increasingly interconnected world. Employing a systems-theory...  Read More >>

Offers a theoretical way of examining the role of generational consciousness in social, cultural and political change...  Read More >>

This text investigates the mechanisms of social transformation by employing the concept of social capital, which...  Read More >>

Social Theory, Power and Practice explores key strands of contemporary social theory in developing a framework for...  Read More >>

An examination of political behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective. Paul H. Rubin discusses group or social...  Read More >>

An examination of political behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective. Paul H. Rubin discusses group or social...  Read More >>

Unskilled workers once flocked to Detroit, attracted by manufacturing jobs paying union wages, but the passing of...  Read More >>

This book is concerned with the significance of time in work and everyday life. The contributors provide a combination...  Read More >>

An introduction to some influential modern sociological theories, each covered in an essay by the theory's founder...  Read More >>

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Alexis de Tocqueville is an ancestor of modern social science and one of the most influential political thinkers...  Read More >>

The U.S. and the U.K. have become nations of stringent social control, from surveillance to curtailment of civil...  Read More >>

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