Understanding Social Theory 2nd edition by Derek Layder 9781848604643 1848604645
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ISBN 10: 1848604645
ISBN 13: 9781848604643
Author: Derek R Layder
“This is a robust text – challenging and provocative and one which students will benefit from reading. Layder guides the reader through a large body of relevant literature. He draws attention to the strengths and weaknesses of particular approaches as he sees them and he is not afraid to offer his own judgements on the issues and problems he addresses.” – Professor John Eldridge, University of Glasgow “One of the most comprehensive, incisive and readable treatments of the macro-micro problem now available.” – Professor Paul Colomy, University of Denver This is a revised, updated and enlarged version of the accessible, authoritative first edition – a jargon-free textbook that provides an introduction to the core issues in social theory. It includes: Chapter previews, summaries and a glossary of key terms. A ′problem focus′ that encourages students to acquire skills of argument and discussion. A concluding chapter relating theory to social domains. Relevant examples from everyday life to illustrate key theoretical issues. It is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social and sociological theory.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: A Map of the Terrain: The Organisation of the Book
Part 1: The View from On High
Chapter 2: The Legacy of Talcott Parsons
Chapter 3: Varieties of Marxism
Part 2: Where the Action Is
Chapter 4: Meanings, Situations and Experience
Chapter 5: Perceiving and Accomplishing
Part 3: Breaking Free and Burning Bridges
Chapter 6: Foucault and the Postmodern Turn
Chapter 7: Beyond Macro and Micro: Abandoning False Problems
Chapter 8: Giddens’s Structuration Theory
Part 4: Only Connect: Forging Links
Chapter 9: Linking Agency and Structure and Macro and Micro
Chapter 10: Habermas’s Lifeworld and System
Chapter 11: Varieties of Dualism
Chapter 12: New Directions: The Theory of Social Domains
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