Social Theory and Modernity

By Nigel Dodd

Book Overview

This book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme. Beginning with the classical sociologists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745613144
• ISBN13: 9780745613147
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A condensed, yet concise overview of sociological theory

This book is an excellent overview of sociological theory over the past 150 years. This book covers classical modern theorists from Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim to contemporary theorists such as Jurgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. The books looks at challenges that society faces and how these problems have been dealt with by modern and postmodern theorists. Social theory is often dense, wordy, and difficult to read. This book provides a solid background and foundation in which to start from. It outlines key ideas and provides criticism at the end. This book is truly helpful for students or anyone who is interested in philosophy or social theory