02630nam 2200613 a 450 991046163210332120200520144314.01-283-35468-397866133546860-85724-822-7(CKB)2670000000131904(EBL)823643(OCoLC)762190869(SSID)ssj0000613283(PQKBManifestationID)12292191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000613283(PQKBWorkID)10584756(PQKB)10348515(MiAaPQ)EBC823643(PPN)187305129(Au-PeEL)EBL823643(CaPaEBR)ebr10520742(CaONFJC)MIL335468(EXLCZ)99267000000013190420120110d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe diversity of social theories[electronic resource] /edited by Harry F. Dahms1st ed.Bingley [England] Emerald Group Pub.20111 online resource (254 p.)Current perspectives in social theory,0278-1204 ;v. 29Description based upon print version of record.0-85724-821-9 Includes bibliographical references.pt. 1. Revisiting modernity : between authoritarianism and revolution -- pt. 2. Author-meets-critics : Amy Allen's The politics of our selves -- pt. 3. Theses - antitheses - syntheses : continuing the traditions of social theory.Since the time when Talcott Parsons pursued the project of one overarching "general theory of society," the landscape of social theory has vastly changed, and the pluralism and multidimensionality increased tremendously. Today, with so many different approaches in and to social theory, and multiple ways of defining and describing their relationship to and relevance for the social sciences, there has been a growing danger of diversity and pluralism tipping into fragmentation, making the prospect of social scientists and sociologists being able to communicate with the expectation of reaching somCurrent perspectives in social theory ;v. 29.Social sciencesPhilosophyElectronic books.Social sciencesPhilosophy.300.1300.902Dahms Harry F876008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461632103321The diversity of social theories2253845UNINA