 The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6900-4
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640 pages
October 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contributors.
Introduction: A New Agenda for Social Theory?: Bryan S. Turner (National University of Singapore).
Part I: Foundations:.
1. The Foundations of Social Theory: Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex).
2. Contemporary Sociological Theory: Post-Parsonian Developments: John Holmwood (University of Birmingham).
3. Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Patrick Baert (University of Cambridge) and Fernando Rubio Dominguez (University of Cambridge).
Part II: Actions, Actors, and Systems:.
4. Theories of Social Action: Rob Stones (University of Essex).
5. Functionalism and Social Systems Theory: Giuseppe Sciortino (University of Trento).
6. Structuralism and Poststructuralism: David Chaffee (Flinders University) and Charles Lemert (Wesleyan University, CT).
7. Actor Network Theory and Material Semiotics: John Law (Lancaster University).
8. Ethnomethodology: Richard A. Hilbert (Gustavus Adolphus College).
9. Rational Choice Theory: Raymond Boudon (University of Paris--Sorbonne).
Part III: Perspectives on Social and Cultural Analysis:.
10. Pragmatism and Symbolic Interactionism: Jack Barbalet (University of Leicester).
11. Phenomenology: Michael G. Flaherty (Eckerd College).
12. Feminist Theory: Mary Evans (Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science).
13. Postmodern Social Theory: Jan Pakulski (University of Tasmania).
14. Social Constructionism: Darin Weinberg (University of Cambridge).
15. Conversation Analysis and Social Theory: John Heritage (University of California, Los Angeles).
16. Globalization Theory: John Boli (Emory University) and Frank J. Lechner (Emory University).
Part IV: Sociology and the Social Sciences:.
17. Genetics and Social Theory: Oonagh Corrigan (University of Plymouth).
18. Economic Sociology: Richard Swedberg (Cornell University).
19. Cultural Sociology: Jeffrey C. Alexander (Yale University) and Isaac Reed (University of Colorado).
20. Historical Sociology: Krishan Kumar (University of Virginia).
21. The Sociology of Religion: Michele Dillon (University of New Hampshire).
22. Demography: John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh) and Julio Perez Diaz (Spanish Council for Scientific Research).
23. Science and Technology Studies: Sophia Roosth (MIT) and Susan Silbey (Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science).
Part V: New Developments:.
24. Mobilities and Social Theory: John Urry (Lancaster University).
25. Sociological Theory and Human Rights: Two Logics, One World: Judith Blau (University of North Carolina) and Alberto Moncada (Valencia Center, UNESCO).
26. The Sociology of the Body: Bryan S. Turner (National University of Singapore).
27. Cosmopolitanism and Social Theory: Daniel Chernilo (University of Alberto Hurtado).
28. The Future of Social Theory: Stephen Turner (University of South Florida).
Index
Introduction: A New Agenda for Social Theory?: Bryan S. Turner (National University of Singapore).
Part I: Foundations:.
1. The Foundations of Social Theory: Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex).
2. Contemporary Sociological Theory: Post-Parsonian Developments: John Holmwood (University of Birmingham).
3. Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Patrick Baert (University of Cambridge) and Fernando Rubio Dominguez (University of Cambridge).
Part II: Actions, Actors, and Systems:.
4. Theories of Social Action: Rob Stones (University of Essex).
5. Functionalism and Social Systems Theory: Giuseppe Sciortino (University of Trento).
6. Structuralism and Poststructuralism: David Chaffee (Flinders University) and Charles Lemert (Wesleyan University, CT).
7. Actor Network Theory and Material Semiotics: John Law (Lancaster University).
8. Ethnomethodology: Richard A. Hilbert (Gustavus Adolphus College).
9. Rational Choice Theory: Raymond Boudon (University of Paris--Sorbonne).
Part III: Perspectives on Social and Cultural Analysis:.
10. Pragmatism and Symbolic Interactionism: Jack Barbalet (University of Leicester).
11. Phenomenology: Michael G. Flaherty (Eckerd College).
12. Feminist Theory: Mary Evans (Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science).
13. Postmodern Social Theory: Jan Pakulski (University of Tasmania).
14. Social Constructionism: Darin Weinberg (University of Cambridge).
15. Conversation Analysis and Social Theory: John Heritage (University of California, Los Angeles).
16. Globalization Theory: John Boli (Emory University) and Frank J. Lechner (Emory University).
Part IV: Sociology and the Social Sciences:.
17. Genetics and Social Theory: Oonagh Corrigan (University of Plymouth).
18. Economic Sociology: Richard Swedberg (Cornell University).
19. Cultural Sociology: Jeffrey C. Alexander (Yale University) and Isaac Reed (University of Colorado).
20. Historical Sociology: Krishan Kumar (University of Virginia).
21. The Sociology of Religion: Michele Dillon (University of New Hampshire).
22. Demography: John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh) and Julio Perez Diaz (Spanish Council for Scientific Research).
23. Science and Technology Studies: Sophia Roosth (MIT) and Susan Silbey (Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science).
Part V: New Developments:.
24. Mobilities and Social Theory: John Urry (Lancaster University).
25. Sociological Theory and Human Rights: Two Logics, One World: Judith Blau (University of North Carolina) and Alberto Moncada (Valencia Center, UNESCO).
26. The Sociology of the Body: Bryan S. Turner (National University of Singapore).
27. Cosmopolitanism and Social Theory: Daniel Chernilo (University of Alberto Hurtado).
28. The Future of Social Theory: Stephen Turner (University of South Florida).
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