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SITUATING SOCIAL THEORY

SITUATING SOCIAL THEORY

by May (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

This original and approachable text examines social theory in the context of its traditions and historical development, and explores its contemporary relevance in explaining society and understanding social relations.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 Sep 1996
ISBN 10: 0335192866
ISBN 13: 9780335192861

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...well informed and thoughtful...a very useful text for students who already have a solid foundation in classical sociology. - Sociology ...a very substantial andreliable introduction to social theory, imaginatively written and extremely readable. - William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex
Author Bio
Tim May is a Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Durham. His publications with Open University Press include Probation: Politics and Practice (1991) and Social Research: Issues, Methods and Process (2nd edition 1997). He has also written (with Malcolm Williams) Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Research (UCL Press 1996) and is the co-editor (with Dick Hobbs) Interpreting the Field: Accounts of Ethnography (Oxford University Press 1993) and (with Antony Vass) Working with Offenders: Issues, Context and Outcomes (Sage 1996).