Social Theory Its Origins, History, and Contemporary Relevance

By Daniel W. Rossides

Social Theory: Its Origins, History, and Contemporary Relevance analyzes the tradition of social theory in terms of its origins and changes in kind of societies. Rossides provides a full discussion of the sociohistorical environments that generated Western social theory with a focus on the contemporary modern world. While employing a sociology of knowledge approach that identifies theories as aristocratic versus democratic, liberal versus socialist and also liberal feminist versus radical feminist; it attempts to construct a scientific, unified social theory in the West. Additionally, it also features African American theory, American culture studies, political and legal philosophy, and environmental theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882289501
• ISBN13: 9781882289509
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.4" x 1.1" x 8.6"