02016cam a22002058i 4500008004100000020001800041020001800059020001800077100002200095245008600117250002000203260003300223300001700256500003400273520139700307650002701704650003301731700002401764050002201788210929s2022    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a9781138349896  a9781138349902  a97804294362081 aElliott, Anthony,10aIntroduction to contemporary social theory /cAnthony Elliott and Charles Lemert.  aSecond edition.  aNew York:bRoutledge;c2023.  axi, ; 459p.   aincludes references and index  a"In this comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert explore the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Fully revised and updated, this second edition has been expanded to consider the most recent developments in social theory, including a new chapter on the digital revolution and the increasingly significant impact of technological developments (such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics) on society, culture, and politics. Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory provides the reader with a superb overview of key developments in social theory, including the Frankfurt School, American pragmatism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, globalization and world-systems theory. In doing so, the textbook explores the ideas of a wide range of social theorists, including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman, Harold Garfinkel, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, C. Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jürgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, Manuel Castells, Cornel West, Immanuel Wallerstein and Zygmunt Bauman. This textbook provides stylish exposition with powerful social critique and original insights. It will be indispensable to students and academics alike"-- 0aSociologyxPhilosophy. 0aSocial sciencesxPhilosophy.1 aLemert, Charles C.,00aHM 585b.E44 2023