Author(s): Hans Joas; Wolfgang Knöbl

Publisher: Ediciones Akal

Publication date: 2016-05-12

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 576

Language: es

Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory or cultural analysis. This book offers an overview of the development of social theory from the end of World War II to the present day. It analyzes the most recent and important bibliography and provides an excellent introduction to the most relevant social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with vigorous summaries of fundamental books, debates, and controversies. It addresses new trends, such as rational choice theory or symbolic interactionism, with detailed analyses of the most significant approaches (by authors such as Habermas, Luhmann, Giddens, or Bourdieu), structuralism and anti-structuralism, critical revisions of modernization theory, feminism, and neopragmatism. Written by two leading sociologists worldwide and based on extensive teaching experience, this unparalleled work is ideal both for students of social sciences and humanities and for any reader interested in contemporary theoretical debates.