02234nam 2200613 a 450 991045632260332120200520144314.00-7619-6156-91-85702-215-71-4462-3676-51-282-55945-197866125594570-85702-215-6(CKB)2520000000007240(EBL)483395(OCoLC)609855878(SSID)ssj0000365994(PQKBManifestationID)12098851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365994(PQKBWorkID)10415061(PQKB)11225735(MiAaPQ)EBC483395(OCoLC)654328596(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064183(Au-PeEL)EBL483395(CaPaEBR)ebr10369642(CaONFJC)MIL255945(EXLCZ)99252000000000724020120327d2001 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial theory in the real world[electronic resource] /Steven MilesLondon SAGE20011 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-1877-5 0-7619-6155-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-183) and index.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; IndexThe 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.Social sciencesPhilosophyElectronic books.Social sciencesPhilosophy.300/.1Miles Steven302705StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910456322603321Social theory in the real world2442228UNINA