This important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of
society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our
lives.
* Written by leading social theorist William Outhwaite
* Asks if the notion of society is relevant in the twenty-first
century
* Goes to the heart of contemporary social and political
debate
* Examines critiques of the concept of society from neoliberals,
postmodernists, and globalization theorists
society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our
lives.
* Written by leading social theorist William Outhwaite
* Asks if the notion of society is relevant in the twenty-first
century
* Goes to the heart of contemporary social and political
debate
* Examines critiques of the concept of society from neoliberals,
postmodernists, and globalization theorists
表中的内容
Preface.1. The Origins of ‘Society’.
Part I: Critiques of Society.
2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social
Constructionism and Communitarianism.
3. Postmodernism.
4. Globalisation.
Part II: Reconstructing Society.
5. Modernity and Society.
6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory.
Part III: Implications.
7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society.
8. Is There a European Society?.
Postscript: A Defensible Concept of ‘Society’.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
关于作者
William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at theUniversity of Sussex. His previous publications include
Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New
Philosophies of Social Science (1987), and Understanding
Social Life (Second Edition, 1986). He is co-author of
Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2004), editor of
The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought (2002) and
The Habermas Reader (1996), and co-editor of The
Sociology of Politics (1998).
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