This book explores the relevance of key thinkers in social science
from historical traditions to contemporary philosophers and the
nature of modern society and how theories and concepts can be used
to shed light on trends and inequalities around the world in which
these thinkers lived. History is fast moving. The book attempts to
explore the works of Weber, Durkheim, and Marx in the first three
chapters to illustrate how their varieties of social science gave
intimation about the social world in terms of social disorder and
the remedies and actions needed to bring about social justice. The
latter three chapters explore arguably the three most influential
thinkers in social science of the 20th Century: Parsons, Foucault
and Habermas. These thinkers in different ways gave a number of
diagnoses of modern society. Some arguing for more balance between
individuals and society as best regulated by institutions such as
the family (Parsons), others argued for a more sophisticated
understanding of power and how it plays out for social groups in
modern society (Foucault) whilst for others critical social
scientists should be focusing on defending the enlightenment ideals
of reason and rationality as we go further into the 21st century.
The book raises questions and provides many examples to stimulate
thoughtful reflection about all our yesterdays, todays and
tomorrows.
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