The Diversity of Social Theories (Hardcover)

Since the time when Talcott Parsons pursued the project of one overarching "general theory of society", the landscape of social theory has vastly changed, and the pluralism and multidimensionality increased tremendously. Today, with so many different approaches in and to social theory, and multiple ways of defining and describing their relationship to and relevance for the social sciences, there has been a growing danger of diversity and pluralism tipping into fragmentation, making the prospect of social scientists and sociologists being able to communicate with the expectation of reaching some kind of understanding, ever less likely. This volume presents alternative trajectories for how to take steps toward achieving a theoretically informed understanding of the present analytical and practical challenges (in terms of social, sociological, and critical theory), and looks beyond pluralism and fragmentation to the kind of roles social theorists may be playing in the future. These essays revisit the issue of common agenda (or lack thereof) in social theory and provide critical overviews by specialists working in social theory, sociological theory, and critical theory.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Current Perspectives in Social Theory
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	Harry F. Dahms
Series editors:	Harry F. Dahms
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-85724-821-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
LSN:	0-85724-821-9
Barcode:	9780857248213

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