Understanding Society: A Survey of Modern Social Theory

by Douglas Mann

This ten chapter text is designed to be used as a stand-alone text or in conjunction with a set of primary readings in a twelve week course on modern social theory or the second half of a full-year course on sociological theory. It examines the most important theoretical approaches of the 20th and 21st centuries, balancing concise coverage with appropriate depth of analysis. It avoids rehashing classical theory while still placing recent theorists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195421841
• ISBN13: 9780195421842
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.0"