Changing Theories: New Directions in Sociology

by Black Hawk Hancock and Roberta Garner

Influenced by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the social sciences, this overview of contemporary theory identifies major themes, charts the impact of social change on theories, acquaints readers with a sample of individual theorists (the "transitional giants" who shaped contemporary theories), explores the impact of contemporary theories on various areas of sociology, and traces how the great social theories of the past are being reinterpreted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802096824
• ISBN13: 9780802096821
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"