Debating New Social Movements: Culture, Identity, and Social Fragmentation - Softcover

Lee, Su H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761837698 ISBN 13: 9780761837695

Publisher: University Press of America, 2007

Synopsis

This book is a straightforward exposition of the social-theoretical fields and problematic issues relating to contemporary social movements and identities. The issues important to 'new social movements' (identity, culture, diversity, power, and local activism) are examined by providing intelligible connections between the contrasting perspectives of critical theory and postmodern thought. Professor Su H. Lee analyzes the affinity between poststructuralist theories and new social movements in light of cultural multiplicity and social fragmentation, while questioning the political and ethical implications that arise from the political emblem of identity and difference.

About this title

About the Author:

Su H. Lee is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. His research interests combine social theories, social movements, and the sociology of culture. His current projects look at the social construction of meaning; critical theory of JYrgen Habermas; and the pragmatic-linguistic and social studies of intersubjectivity. His portfolio also includes the sociology of knowledge; social ethics; and substantive democracy and organizational forms in community based collective actions.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0761837698
• ISBN 13: 9780761837695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274