The Blackwell companion to major contemporary social theorists / / edited by George Ritzer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019472103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2003
• ISBN: 9786611312992; 9781281312990; 1281312991; 9781405166706; 1405166703; 9781780340456; 1780340451; 9780470999912; 0470999918; 9780470999905; 047099990X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell companions to sociology ; ; 7
• Altri autori (Persone): RitzerGeorge
• Disciplina: 301.01
• Soggetti: Sociologists; Social sciences - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published, together with The Blackwell companion to major classical social theorists, as The Blackwell companion to major social theorists, in 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction: Metatheorizing Contemporary Social Theorists; 1 Robert K. Merton; 2 Erving Goffman; 3 Richard M. Emerson; 4 James Coleman; 5 Harold Garfinkel; 6 Daniel Bell; 7 Norbert Elias; 8 Michel Foucault; 9 Jürgen Habermas; 10 Anthony Giddens; 11 Pierre Bourdieu; 12 Jean Baudrillard; 13 Judith Butler; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists is a survey of contemporary social theory that focuses on the thinkers themselves. In original essays especially commissioned for this volume, ; leading experts and practitioners examine the life and work of 13 major theorists such as Elias, Baudrillard, Giddens, and Butler. Includes 13 original essays by leading scholars on major contemporary social theorists. Covers key figures such as Elias, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas, Giddens, Bourdieu, and Butler. Essays include biographical sketches, the