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The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory
2 Volume Hardback Set

Editor: Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, Illinois

Volume 1: Johan Heilbron, Alan Sica, Kevin B. Anderson, Peter Beilharz, Peter Kivisto, Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Lawrence A. Scaff, Austin Harrington, Vincenzo Mele, A. Javier Treviño, Lawrence T. Nichols, Philip Manning, Sandro Segre Volume 2: Karl-Dieter Opp, Mark C. Pachucki, Ronald L. Breiger, Michael Strand, Lyn Spillman, Peter Burke, Donileen R. Loseke, Margarethe Kusenbach, Shelley Budgeon, Patricia Hill Collins, Peter Wagner, Timothy Rutzou, Sheila Croucher, Kevin Fox Gotham, Robert J. Antonio, Brett Clark, Chris Shilling, Stephen Valocchi, Christian Joppke, Klaus Rasborg, Barbara A. Misztal, Douglas A. Marshall, Simon Susen, Kevin Gillan, Ewa Morawska

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Date Published: December 2020
availability: In stock
format: Multiple copy pack
isbn: 9781107131705

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This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the impact of specific individual and theory schools; and more. Both volumes reflect a mixture of what intellectual historian Morton White distinguished as the 'annalist of ideas' and the 'analyst of ideas', locating theoretical thought within the larger socio-historical context that shaped it - within the terrain of the sociology of knowledge. Exploring the contemporary relevance of theories in a manner that is historically situated and sensitive, this impressive and comprehensive set will likely stand the test of time.
- Appeals to the social sciences in general, rather than just sociological theory
- Synthesizes a body of knowledge about social theory in sociology
- Offers a wide-ranging treatment of contemporary theory and its applications
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'… an erudite, foundational handbook of conventional social theory that clearly identifies the standard sociological canon with comprehensive, well-written essays. … These volumes … belong on sociologists' bookshelves and in libraries. … Recommended.' J. L. Croissant, Choice

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Product details
- Date Published: December 2020
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781107131705
- length: 1300 pages
- dimensions: 260 x 184 x 59 mm
- weight: 2.02kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Volume 1:
1. The emergence of social theory Johan Heilbron
2. 'What is a classic?' Variations on an ancient theme Alan Sica
3. Karl Marx Kevin B. Anderson
4. The Marxist legacy Peter Beilharz
5. Émile Durkheim: theorist of solidarity Peter Kivisto
6. What's in a name? The sacred, science, and the collège de sociologie Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi
7. Max Weber Lawrence A. Scaff
8. Weberian social theory Austin Harrington
9. Georg Simmel and the metropolitization of social life Vincenzo Mele
10. Pounding on Parsons: how criticism undermined the reputation of sociology's incurable theorist A. Javier Treviño
11. Symbolic interactionism Lawrence T. Nichols
12. Erving Goffman and dramaturgical sociology Philip Manning
13. Structuralism Sandro Segre. Volume 2:
1. Rational choice theory and methodological individualism Karl-Dieter Opp
2. Network theories Mark C. Pachucki and Ronald L. Breiger
3. Cultural sociology Michael Strand and Lyn Spillman
4. Identity Peter Burke
5. Emotions theory Donileen R. Loseke and Margarethe Kusenbach
6. Theorizing sex/gender: feminist social theory Shelley Budgeon
7. Intersectionality as critical social theory Patricia Hill Collins
8. Modernity Peter Wagner
9. Realism Timothy Rutzou
10. Globalization: not good, bad, or over Sheila Croucher
11. Time/space Kevin Fox Gotham
12. Social theory in the Anthropocene: ecological crisis and renewal Robert J. Antonio and Brett Clark
13. Embodiment Chris Shilling
14. Sexualities Stephen Valocchi
15. Multiculturalism Christian Joppke
16. Risk Klaus Rasborg
17. Trust and the variety of its bases Barbara A. Misztal
18. Unity's within conflict: mapping biology's relevance to sociological theory Douglas A. Marshall
19. Civil society Simon Susen
20. Social movements: sequences vs fuzzy temporality Kevin Gillan
21. Immigration Ewa Morawska.
Editor
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, Illinois
Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College, Illinois.
Contributors
Volume 1: Johan Heilbron, Alan Sica, Kevin B. Anderson, Peter Beilharz, Peter Kivisto, Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Lawrence A. Scaff, Austin Harrington, Vincenzo Mele, A. Javier Treviño, Lawrence T. Nichols, Philip Manning, Sandro Segre Volume 2: Karl-Dieter Opp, Mark C. Pachucki, Ronald L. Breiger, Michael Strand, Lyn Spillman, Peter Burke, Donileen R. Loseke, Margarethe Kusenbach, Shelley Budgeon, Patricia Hill Collins, Peter Wagner, Timothy Rutzou, Sheila Croucher, Kevin Fox Gotham, Robert J. Antonio, Brett Clark, Chris Shilling, Stephen Valocchi, Christian Joppke, Klaus Rasborg, Barbara A. Misztal, Douglas A. Marshall, Simon Susen, Kevin Gillan, Ewa Morawska