Social Theory

Linguistic Turns rewrites the intellectual and cultural history of early twentieth-century Europe. In chapters that study the work of Saussure, Rus...

Human beings are killing the planet and themselves in the process. Cecile Pineda asks a simple question: Why? An urgent reframing of current ecolog...

Social Constructionist Theory has become a transcendent perspective appearing in a variety of disciplines from sociology, psychology and psychother...

Western society has faced many challenges in the last few years. Economies have come under extreme pressure, and so have governments and business, ...

Amitai Etzioni argues that societies must find a way to balance individual rights and the common good. This point of balance may change as new tech...

Steven Threadgolds study represents the first comprehensive engagement of Pierre Bourdieus influential sociology with affect theory. With empirical...

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

Marilyn Strathern is among the most creative and celebrated contemporary anthropologists, and her work draws interest from across the humanities...

What it socialization? What is interaction? What do we mean by identity? How can we explain the notion of self? What do we mean by intra-action? T...

This is an exciting addition to the dynamic, multidisciplinary field of membership categorization analysis. Bringing together the biggest names in ...

This book is distinctive for extending the usual sociological reach, reopening territory that has lain fallow, set aside from the well-ploughed fie...

This is an exciting addition to the dynamic, multidisciplinary field of membership categorization analysis. Bringing together the biggest names in ...

Cosmopolitanism: Uses of the Idea offers an illuminating and dynamic account of an often confusing and widespread concept. Bringing together both h...

In Theoretical Times, Steve Redhead describes the post-crash economic, environmental, political and cultural condition we live in today. As the ris...

This social theory text combines the structure of a print reader with the ability to tailor the course via an extensive interactive website. Readin...

Beginning classical social theory introduces students and educated general readers to thirteen key social theorists by way of examining a single, e...

Like a lot of Americans, Steve Almond spent the weeks after the 2016 election lying awake, in a state of dread and bewilderment. The problem wasnt ...

Latinx (pronounced La-teen-ex) is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, and the poorest but fastest...

A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the politicalAll complex and large-scale societies are org...