Social Theory: An Introduction - Softcover

Joseph, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814742777 ISBN 13: 9780814742778

Publisher: NYU Press, 2004

Synopsis

This introduction to social theory addresses key issues in sociological, political, and cultural analysis through the unifying theme of social conflict, cohesion, and consent. Structured around the major theorists in the field, Joseph examines such thinkers as Marx and Engels, Gramsci, Durkheim, Parsons, Weber, The Frankfurt School, and Foucault. Through their ideas, core social concepts and key features of modern society are introduced, including structure and agency, ideology, discourse and legitimation, the state, the economy, and civil society. Dealing with both contemporary social debates and established theoretical approaches, Social Theory serves as a uniquely useful introduction for both politics and sociology students.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Joseph is a lecturer in international politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is author of Hegemony: A Realist Analysis and coeditor (with John Roberts) of Realism, Discourse and Deconstruction.

Review:

"There is always a need for introductory works about difficult ideas that are written with as much clarity, grace, balance and scholarship as this one. For these topics, in particular, it is a striking accomplishment. I have no doubt it will be widely used."

-Bertell Ollman,New York University

About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0814742777
• ISBN 13: 9780814742778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218