TY - BOOK N2 - This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity. The theories of Foucault, Giddens, and Bourdieu also appear in longer sections, enabling students and scholars to examine the work in greater depth. Editorial introductions put these readings into theoretical perspective, making this an authoritative and compact survey of contemporary sociological theory. This book, in conjunction with its complement, Classical Sociological Theory, offers readers a complete overview of sociological theory. AB - This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity. The theories of Foucault, Giddens, and Bourdieu also appear in longer sections, enabling students and scholars to examine the work in greater depth. Editorial introductions put these readings into theoretical perspective, making this an authoritative and compact survey of contemporary sociological theory. This book, in conjunction with its complement, Classical Sociological Theory, offers readers a complete overview of sociological theory. T1 - Contemporary sociological theory / DA - 2002. CY - Oxford : AU - Calhoun, Craig J., CN - HM585 PB - Blackwell, PP - Oxford : PY - 2002. ID - 1379793 KW - Sociology KW - Sociology KW - Sociologie KW - Sociologie KW - Sociology KW - Sociology KW - Soziologische Theorie KW - Aufsatzsammlung KW - Sociologie. KW - Theorieën. KW - Sociologia (teoria) KW - Méthodologie. KW - Modernité KW - Phénoménologie. KW - Philosophie. KW - Postmodernisme. KW - Sociologie. KW - Structuralisme. KW - Théorie féministe. SN - 0631213503 SN - 063121349X SN - 9780631213499 SN - 9780631213505 TI - Contemporary sociological theory / ER -