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008			210929s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781138349896
020			_a9781138349902
020			_a9780429436208
100	1		_aElliott, Anthony,
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to contemporary social theory / _cAnthony Elliott and Charles Lemert.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aNew York: _bRoutledge; _c2023.
300			_axi, ; 459p.
500			_aincludes references and index
520			_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"--
650		0	_aSociology _xPhilosophy. _910424
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xPhilosophy.
700	1		_aLemert, Charles C.,
942			_cBK
050	0	0	_aHM 585 _b.E44 2023