Understanding Society: A Survey of Modern Social Theory

by Douglas Mann

Book Overview

Understanding Society: A Survey of Modern Social Theory, Second Edition, introduces the major streams of contemporary social theory and traces their evolution to the present day. This edition features an entirely new chapter on three recent schools of thought centering on the somatic (bodily) aspects of personal identity--race, gender, and queer theory. In addition, a series of fictional vignettes and "flashbacks" throughout illuminate the topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195432509
• ISBN13: 9780195432503
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.8"