Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory

Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert's Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory offers a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution,with a new chapter on the digital revolution and its impact on society,culture, and politics. It covers key developments in social theory,including the ideas of social theorists such as Adorno,Marcuse,Parsons,Goffman,Garfinkel,Foucault,Lacan,Derrida,Mills,Giddens,Bourdieu,Kristeva,Habermas,Butler,Žižek,Castells,West,Wallerstein,and Bauman,and provides stylish exposition with powerful social critique and original insights.

Format: Hardback
Length: 552 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In this comprehensive and illuminating introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert delve into the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition has been expanded to encompass the most recent developments in social theory, including a new chapter on the digital revolution and the growing significance of technological advancements (such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics) on society, culture, and politics.

Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory offers the reader a remarkable exploration of pivotal developments in social theory, encompassing the Frankfurt School, American pragmatism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, globalization, and world-systems theory. Through this textbook, the reader gains insights into the ideas of a diverse array of social theorists, including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Harold Garfinkel, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, C. Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jürgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, Manuel Castells, Cornel West, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Zygmunt Bauman.

This textbook presents a stylish exposition accompanied by robust social critique and original insights, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138349896
Edition number: 2 ed