Contested Knowledge

Social Theory Today

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Steven Seidman ISBN: 9781444358827
Publisher: Wiley Publication: September 23, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Steven Seidman
ISBN: 9781444358827
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: September 23, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

Contested Knowledge is a well-established text offering up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time. This fourth edition includes an exploration of globalization and a new section on the theories of global and world order. It provides a thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory.

  • Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements

  • Reviews sociological theory from a truly contemporary perspective

  • Examines both classical and contemporary theories

  • Combines social analysis and moral advocacy to demonstrate how social theory contributes to the making of a better world

  • Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life

  • A thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory

  • An accompanying website containing additional support for lecturers and students is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/seidman

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Contested Knowledge is a well-established text offering up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time. This fourth edition includes an exploration of globalization and a new section on the theories of global and world order. It provides a thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory.

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