Full Description
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory outlines a new theoretical paradigm emerging from out of social construction theory, conflict theory, Marxism and critical theory and argues that these insights are redefining social theory as a whole. The authors select ten fields within sociology and in each one trace the reception and impact of the new paradigm. The fields include gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, media and the sociology of family life. Drawing on Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the authors identify causes for this paradigm shift, which include the contributions of specific individuals, the general intellectual climate and various social changes such as globalisation and neoliberalism.
Contents
Part I Paradigms; Chapter 1 Paradigms in Sociology; Chapter 2 Conflict Constructionism; Chapter 3 History of a Paradigm; Part II Paradigm Change in Selected Subfields; Deep Impact: The New Paradigm Becomes Dominant; Chapter 4 Constructing Difference and Dominance; Chapter 5 Culture in an Era of Globalization, José Soltero; Chapter 6 Media in the Information Age; Chapter 7 Sociology of the Self; Paradigms in Play; Chapter 8 Political Sociology and the Analysis of Collective Action; Chapter 9 Urban Sociology and Spatial Analysis; Chapter 10 Disruptions in the Field Formerly Known as Sociology of Deviance, Greg Scott, Julian Thompson; Paradigm Limited; Chapter 11 Social Class and Socioeconomic Inequality; Chapter 12 Contemporary Theories of Family Life, Tait Runnfeldt Medina, Julie E. Artis; Paradigms Reconstituted in a Transdisciplinary Field; Chapter 13 The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medical Practice, Grace Budrys; conclusion Conclusion;
