Invitation to Social Theory

Invitation to Social Theory

by David Inglis (Author), Christopher Thorpe (Author), David Inglis (Author), Christopher Thorpe (Author)

Synopsis

Social theory is a crucial resource for the social sciences. It provides rich insights into how human beings think and act, and how contemporary social life is constructed. But often the key ideas of social theorists are expressed in highly technical and difficult language that can hide more than it reveals.

The new edition of this popular book continues to cut to the core of what social theory is about. Covering key themes from the classical thinkers onwards, including Marxism, post-structuralism, phenomenology, feminism and more, the second edition features new material on Actor-Network Theory and an enhanced discussion of post-colonial theory. Wide-ranging in scope and coverage, the book is concise in presentation and free from jargon.

Showing why social theory matters, and why it is of far-reaching social and political importance, the new edition is ideal for students seeking a clear, crisp mapping of a complex but very rewarding area.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: 2
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 02 Nov 2018

ISBN 10: 150950639X
ISBN 13: 9781509506392

Media Reviews
This book makes a compelling case for the continued significance of social theory today. It is written in a clear and accessible style that, at the same time, does justice to the complexity of the ideas in question. It deserves to be studied closely by students from across the social sciences.
Nicholas Gane, University of Warwick

Impressively lucid and well-informed, this highly accessible book offers a most comprehensive and illuminating overview of the classical and contemporary paradigms in social thoughts, bringing the readers up to date on very important debates over structure, agency, subjectivity, identity, network, and globalized modernity.
Agnes S. Ku, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Author Bio
David Inglis is Professor of Sociology at the University of Helsinki.

Christopher Thorpe is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter.