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Social Theory: A Basic Tool Kit

Social Theory: A Basic Tool Kit

by Dr Paul Ransome (Author), Dr Paul Ransome (Author), John Parker (Author), Hilary Stanworth (Author), Dr Leonard Mars (Author)

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Synopsis

This accessible text introduces social theory as a set of flexible and practical concepts that can be used to reflect on and make sense of social behaviour. It encourages readers to critically assess social explanations and to construct their own as active theorists in their own right. Drawing on examples chosen to appeal to a wide, international student readership, it offers a straightforward, practical and student-centred approach to theory, avoiding the heavy emphasis on individual theorists and the often difficult language of many existing texts.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 23 May 2003
ISBN 10: 0333962125
ISBN 13: 9780333962121
Book Overview: John Parker has published Structuration (Open University Press). Leonard Mars is the author of Village and the State: Administration, Ethnicity and Politics in an Israeli Co-operative Village . Paul Ransome's publications include Antonio Gramsci: A New Introduction and Sociology and the Future of Work .

Media Reviews
'It is concise, clearly written, well structured and accessible; examples are many, telling and well chosen...In short, this book offers an excellent, exemplary (as opposed to encyclopedic) introduction to sociology and anthropology.' - Steven Van Wolputte, Social Anthropology
Author Bio
JOHN PARKER is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. He has recently published Structuration (Open University Press). LEONARD MARS is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is author of Village and the State: Administration, Ethnicity and Politics in an Israeli Co-operative Village (Gower 1980). PAUL RANSOME is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. His publications include Antonio Gramsci: A New Introduction (Harvester 1992) and Sociology and the Future of Work (Ashgate 1999). HILARY STANWORTH is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. She is currently researching changes in Swedish culture, orientations to the natural environment and the symbolism of identity.