Levi-Strauss (RLE Social Theory)
Structuralism and Sociological Theory
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | C.R. Badcock | ISBN: | 9781317652342 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | C.R. Badcock |
| ISBN: | 9781317652342 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
What is the significance of Structuralism for social science? How original is Lévi-Strauss' contribution to social theory? Is he Marxist? Though Structuralism, and its leading representative Lévi-Strauss, are central to sociology, anthropology and psychology, the complexity of his work and the obscurity of his commentators have often proved a barrier to understanding. Now for the first time, Dr Badcock provides a jargon-free assessment of Lévi-Strauss' place in the tradition of French sociological thought – particularly to predecessors such as Comte, Durkheim and Mauss – discusses his relationship to Marx, Sartre, Freud and Talcott Parsons and provides a concise, non-technical account of his complex ideas on kinship, totenism and myth.
What is the significance of Structuralism for social science? How original is Lévi-Strauss' contribution to social theory? Is he Marxist? Though Structuralism, and its leading representative Lévi-Strauss, are central to sociology, anthropology and psychology, the complexity of his work and the obscurity of his commentators have often proved a barrier to understanding. Now for the first time, Dr Badcock provides a jargon-free assessment of Lévi-Strauss' place in the tradition of French sociological thought – particularly to predecessors such as Comte, Durkheim and Mauss – discusses his relationship to Marx, Sartre, Freud and Talcott Parsons and provides a concise, non-technical account of his complex ideas on kinship, totenism and myth.
