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Autore |
Miles Steven |
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Titolo |
Social theory in the real world [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Miles |
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ISBN |
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0-7619-6156-9 |
1-85702-215-7 |
1-4462-3676-5 |
1-282-55945-1 |
9786612559457 |
0-85702-215-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social sciences - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-183) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; 1 - Introduction: The 'Reality' of Social Theory; 2 - A Mass Society?; 3 - A Post-Industrial Society?; 4 - A Consumer Society?; 5 - A Post-Modern 'Society'?; 6 - A McDonaldized Society?; 7 - A Risk Society?; 8 - A Global Society?; 9 - Theorizing for 'Real'; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author demonstrates that social theory need not be remote and obscure, but if used in imaginative ways, can be indispensable in challenging our common sense perceptions and understandings. |
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