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9780803985322 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Modern Sociological Theory

  • This innovative textbook presents a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of contemporary social thought, and enables students with a basic grasp of sociology to develop an understanding of the vast and complex body of sociological theory. "Modern Sociological Theory" is organized around concepts, rather than schools of thought or individual theorists. It establishes that there is a central theoretical tradition in sociology, and that the core debates of sociological theory focus on common questions. Lucid coverage is provided of: agency, rationality, structure and "system" - core concepts which sociological theory must attempt to reconcile; and culture, power, gender, differentiation and stratification - central phenomena which sociological theory seeks to explain. The major contributions which have been made to the analysis of each concept and substantive issue are outlined, and the present state of the debate is indicated.
  • ISBN-13: 9780803985322 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
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    AUD $164.00
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  • Local release date: 14/07/2004
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  • Categories: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
9780803978393 Academic Inspection Copy
  • The Death of Class

  • Traditionally class has been the key concept for understanding society, enabling analysts to interpret social conflict and predict the course of social development. Critics argue that it is too crude and incapable of handling the nuances of the new identity politics. Jan Pakulski and Malcolm Waters take the radical position within the current debates that class is a purely historical phenomenon. This stimulating book argues that concentration on class actually diverts attention from other more central and more morally problematic inequalities. The class perspective has become a political straitjacket which obstructs an accurate understanding of contemporary social, cultural and political processes.
  • ISBN-13: 9780803978393 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
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    AUD $148.00
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  • Local release date: 09/05/2007
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  • Categories: Social classes [JFSC]
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