First published 1992 by Pearson Education Limited Published 2014 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX144RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, ...
Lively, direct, readable, and clear, this is an introductory textbook designed to introduce students at a basic level to social theory, concentrating on the founding thinkers of sociology.To contemporary students, the thought of Marx, Weber ...
The revised edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a clear, accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory.As with the first edition, the book is based around the themes of structure and action.
A revision of the author's thesis, Manchester University. Bibliography: p. 229-237. Includes index.
A cornerstone text in the Traditions in Social Theory series, this book remains essential reading for all students of social theory.
This is an excellent textbook on classical social theory, concentrating on the founding thinkers of sociology - Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Simmel - and written in an accessible and engaging style.
An introduction to the work of Anthony Giddens, and a critical discussion of his ideas. It sets out the background to and sources for Giddens' development of structuration theory and...
This sane and insightful discussion explores the nature of identity in late modern societies to criticize the way in which psychotherapy has become an ideology of late modernity and to emphasize the importance of `negative' messages in ...
This book, first published in 1992, provides a prudent and essential critical introduction to one of the leading sociologists of our time.
This book, first published in 1992, provides a prudent and essential critical introduction to one of the leading sociologists of our time.
This fascinating book will bridge the gap between academic textbooks on psychoanalysis and the books written primarily for those training in the field.