Social Theory

This book addressees a timely and fundamental problematic: the gap between the aims that people attempt to realize democratically and the law and a...

Across sociology and cultural studies in particular, the concept of authenticity has begun to occupy a central role, yet in spite of its popularity...

In The Community Reconstructs   James Campbell explores the Pragmatists' contributions to American social   thought, drawing upon the writings of ...

This book investigates civil society regionalization in Southern Africa. The point of departure is the study of 'new regionalism', which refers to ...

Positive Prejudice as Interpersonal Ethics examines prejudice not only as a negative attitude toward others that should be eliminated but also as a...

Winner of the 2020 Symposium Book Award by the Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy Stella Gaon provides the first fully philosophical accou...

In The Global Left: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Immanuel Wallerstein takes stock of the practices of the left, historically in the time of its grea...

Individualism has been one of the driving forces in the rise of modern capitalism, and methodological individualism has been dominant in social sci...

First published in 1999, this book adopts an explicitly forward-looking and dynamic approach in trying to understand not only where the sociology o...

This book offers a history of sociological theory from a Christian perspective, tracing the origins of sociology from the beginnings of Western sci...

This book looks at how the ideas of freedom, property, and order are expressed in modern social contract theories (SCTs). Drawing on the theories o...

In the decades following World War II, factories in many countries not only provided secure employment and a range of economic entitlements, but al...

While there are signs of recovery from recent economic collapses, relatively few protective measures are in place in the United States to prevent f...

In this book, after discussing the fundamental problems of current science and other philosophic concepts, beginning with controversies between Her...

It has been over 60 years since David Riesman’s most famous work The Lonely Crowd brought him international acclaim. While this remains a best-sell...

In this fifth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Lee Gregory provide a comprehensive and engaging introduction...

Social Ghosts and the Dead of World History looks at the global phenomena of the dead in world history, examining the phantasms and spirits of clas...

AAA videogames often offer expansive experiences to the millions who engage with the medium, but they are vulnerable to disruption from neoliberal ...

Globalization and Everyday Life provides an accessible account of globalization by developing two themes in particular. First, globalization is an ...

Terrorist attacks seem to mimic other terrorist attacks. Mass shootings appear to mimic previous mass shootings. Financial traders seem to mimic ot...

Everyday Silence and the Holocaust examines Irene Levin’s experiences of her family’s unspoken history of the Holocaust and the silence that surrou...

The Theory Primer: A Sociological Guide is both a classical theory text and a practical guide to theorizing, making it ideal for sociology majors o...

Perverse Memory and the Holocaust presents a new theoretical approach to the study of Polish memory bystanders of the Holocaust. Drawing on psychoa...