Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory

by Black Hawk Hancock, Roberta Garner, Grace Budrys

Book Overview

The authors recontextualize contemporary sociological theory to argue that in recent decades sociology has been deeply permeated by a new paradigm, conflict constructionism. Their analysis integrates and sheds new light on eight prominent domains of recent social thought: the micro-level; discourses, framing, and renewed interest in signs and language; the construction of difference and dominance; regulation and punishment; cultural complexity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612052606
• ISBN13: 9781612052601
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"