Name: Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory By Kenneth D. Allan
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Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory: Visualizing Social Worlds by Kenneth D. Allan

An upper division undergraduate social theory textbook that introduces the student to the multitude of different theorists. Their contributions to contemporary social and sociological theory are presented around nine distinct theoretical ideas. Written in an accessible and engaging style to help students grasp theories and their relevance and application to modern life.

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"The author succeeds admirably in making ideas intelligible by using the story-telling mode;as the introduction explains, each theory is presented as a story about some aspect of society." -Contributions to Indian Sociology -- Roma Chatterji Contributions to Indian Sociology 20080528

About Kenneth D. Allan

Kenneth Allan is Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of California at Riverside, 1995). Most recent teaching is in the areas of: Sociological Theory, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Culture. He has published numerous articles in theory, and a book in 1998, The Meaning of Culture, explicating cultural theory. He also contributed to Turner's last two editions of The Structure of Sociological Theory. Over the past eight years he has taught well over 30 courses in social theory.

Having a Thought Acknowledgments Introduction to Section I: The Social Situation and Its People 1. Symbols, Meaning, and the Social Self: George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) and Herbert Blumer (1900-1987) The Interactionist Perspective: American Pragmatism Concepts and Theory: Emergent Meanings Concepts and Theory: The Necessary Self Concepts and Theory: Empiricism and Symbolic Interactionism Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-R. S. Perinbanayagam and Dialogic Acts 2. Constructing Social Reality: Peter Berger (1929-) and Thomas Luckmann (1927-) Berger and Luckmann's Perspective: The Phenomenon of Reality Concepts and Theory: The Social Construction of Reality Concepts and Theory: Changing and Preserving Reality Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Stuart Hall and Reading Culture Through Cultural Studies 3. Organizing Ordinary Life: Harold Garfinkel (1917-) Garfinkel's Perspective: Everyday Methods Concepts and Theory: Doing Society Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman: Doing Gender 4. Performing the Self: Erving Goffman (1922-1982) Goffman's Perspective: All the World Is a Stage Concepts and Theory: Impression Management Concepts and Theory: The Encounter Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Arlie Russell Hochschild and the Presentation of Emotion 5. Emotion and Interaction Ritual Chains: Randall Collins (1941-) Collins's Perspective: Science, Emotion, and Exchange Concepts and Theory: Interaction Ritual Chains (IRCs) Concepts and Theory: The Micro-Level Production of Stratification Concepts and Theory: Sociology of Creativity Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Thomas J. Scheff: When Shame Gets Out of Hand Introduction to Section II: Social Structures and Systems 6. Social and Population Structures: Peter M. Blau (1918-2002) Blau's Perspective: Calculating Science and Population Structures Concepts and Theory: Exchange, Power, and Structure Concepts and Theory: Population Structures Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Karen S. Cook: Power in Exchange Networks 7. Gender Inequality: Janet Saltzman Chafetz (1942-) Concepts and Theory: Coercive Gender Structures Concepts and Theory: Voluntaristic Gender Inequality Concepts and Theory: Stratification Stability Concepts and Theory: Gender Change Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Randall Collins and Conflict Theory 8. The Replication of Class: Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) Bourdieu's Perspective: Constructivist Structuralism Concepts and Theory: Structuring Class Concepts and Theory: Replicating Class Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Erik Olin Wright: Measuring Class Inequality 9. Global Capitalism and the Decline of American Hegemony: Immanuel Wallerstein (1930-) Wallerstein's Perspective: World-Systems Critique Concepts and Theory: The Dialectics of Capitalism Concepts and Theory: The End of the World as We Know It Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-James O'Conner: Selling Nature 10. Social Systems and Their Environments: Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) Luhmann's Perspective: Thinking Systemically Concepts and Theory: Self-Referencing Systems Concepts and Theory: Social Evolution Concepts and Theory: Changing Sociology's Question Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Introduction to Section III: Modernity and Postmodernity 11. Modernity and Reason: Jurgen Habermas (1929-) Habermas's Perspective: Critical Theory Concepts and Theory: Capitalism and Legitimation Concepts and Theory: The Colonization of Democracy Concepts and Theory: Communicative Action and Civil Society Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox 12. The Juggernaut of Modernity: Anthony Giddens (1938-) Giddens's Perspective: Recursive Structures Giddens's Perspective: Reflexive Actors Concepts and Theory: The Contours of Modernity Concepts and Theory: The Experience of Modernity Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox 13. Defining the Possible and Impossible: Michel Foucault (1926-1984) Foucault's Perspective: Truth Games Concepts and Theory: The Practices of Power Concepts and Theory: Power Over the Body Concepts and Theory: Power Over the Subject Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox 14. Language on the Rocks: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) Derrida's Perspective: Presence Through Absence Concepts and Theory: Linguistic Structuralism Concepts and Theory: Poststructuralism Concepts and Theory: Implications of Textual Worlds Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox 15. The End of Everything: Jean Baudrillard (1929-) Baudrillard's Perspective: Inverting Marx Concepts and Theory: Mediating the World Concepts and Theory: Losing the World Concepts and Theory: The Postmodern Person Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Introduction to Section IV: Identity Politics 16. Race Matters: Cornel West (1953-) West's Perspective: Prophetic Democracy Concepts and Theory: Race Matters Concepts and Theory: Postdemocratic Age Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox Web Byte-Patricia Hill Collins and Intersecting Oppressions 17. Gendered Consciousness: Dorothy E. Smith (1926-) Smith's Perspective: Standpoint Theory Concepts and Theory: The Standpoint of Women Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox 18. Materializing Sex and Queer Theory: Judith Butler (1956-) Butler's Perspective: Conditions of Possibility and Intelligibility Concepts and Theory: Bodies That Matter Concepts and Theory: Haunting, Subversion, and Queer Politics Summary Building Your Theory Toolbox On Being Unsettled References Index About the Author

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1412913624

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Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory: Visualizing Social Worlds by Kenneth D. Allan

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Kenneth D. Allan

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2006-05-16

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472

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