Social Theory

An essential A-Z guide to the full range of sociological thought, Sociology: The Key Concepts is an important addition to the established and succe...

This study, by a sociologist, provides the most rigorous and comprehensive review to appear so far of R. D. Laing's work and theoretical developmen...

Most professional sociologists claim that sociology is, or ought to be, a theoretical science. Keith Dixon argues here that this claim is formulate...

Non-manual workers are fast becoming the largest occupational category in Western capitalist countries. This is the first book to present a detaile...

In this volume leading international scholars elaborate upon the central issues of the analysis of ideology: the nature of dominant ideologies. The...

M.J. Mulkay traces the development of certain recent versions of functionalism and exchange theory in sociology, with special attention to 'theoret...

This book bridges scholarly forms of inquiry and practitioners’ daily activities. It introduces inquiry as a process of relational construction, of...

Latin America has produced an impressive body of sociopolitical work, yet these important texts have never been readily available to a wider audien...

Keith Taylor has undertaken a thorough study of the full range of writings by the brilliant French thinker Henri Saint-Simon (1760–1825), including...

This book provides an in-depth exploration of trains and train travel. Letherby and Reynolds have conducted extensive research with all those conce...

This is an important account of the development of the ‘field-theory’ approach in the social sciences. Harald Mey concentrates on the writers from ...

This volume provides a fascinating perspective on the social sciences through its examination of the leading proponents, their ideas and careers. I...

Is modernity being replaced by an opposite culture of postmodernity, or is postmodernism simply an internal critique of modernist culture? This key...

This volume contains key writings, mainly recent, that define the current debate concerning our understanding of the nature of Max Weber's social a...

This edited collection brings together scholars who draw on phenomenological approaches to understand the experiences of young people growing up un...

Overuse of the internet is often characterized as problematic, disruptive, or addictive, with stories frequently claiming that online use interfere...

This is the only comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the political economy of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, an...

As a radical critique of theoretical sociological orthodoxy, The Dominant Ideology Thesis has generated controversy since first publication. It has...

Contemporary Western European Feminism is a ground-breaking history of feminism. Gisela Kaplan invites a critical analysis of current ideas, terms ...

How is a social decision made out of individual members' decisions? This is one of the primary questions in the social sciences. Logic and Social C...

This book explores and clarifies all the major issues and developments within ‘family theorising’. It covers the extraordinary growth and variety o...

The sociology of Erving Goffman has inspired generations of sociologists throughout the world. Students and scholars alike have in Goffman’s unsurp...

Literary scholarship has paid little serious attention to Habermas' philosophy, and, on the other hand, the reception of Habermas has given little ...

Feminism for Girls presents feminist perspectives on aspects of adolescence which have been chosen for their special relevance to the lives and exp...