Social life : contemporary social theory / Matthias Benzer, Kate Reed.

By:

Benzer, Matthias, 1980- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Reed, Kate, 1972- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1473907845
9781473907843

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Social life; No titleDDC classification:

302 23

LOC classification:

HM585 .B46 2019eb

Contents:

1. Anthony Giddens: Living with Radical Modernity / Kate Reed -- 2. Pierre Bourdieu: Capital and Forms of Social Suffering / Kate Reed -- 3. Bruno Latour: Rethinking Modern Social Life / Kate Reed -- 4. Donna Haraway: New Modes of Sociality / Kate Reed -- 5. Zygmunt Bauman: Liquid Social Life / Matthias Benzer -- 6. Jean-Francois Lyotard: Living in Postmodernity / Matthias Benzer -- 7. Michel Foucault: Power over Life / Matthias Benzer -- 8. Jean Baudrillard: Terror, Death, Exchange / Matthias Benzer -- 9. Emerging Sociological Themes and Concerns -- 10. Conclusion.

Summary: In Social Life, the authors highlight, explain, and scrutinize socio-theoretical analyses of contemporary social relations and conditions - put forward by eight modern social theorists - and analyse how these have informed sociological inquiries into people's lives in today's social world. The book discusses the works of the following social theorists: Anthony Giddens Pierre Bourdieu Bruno Latour Donna Haraway Zygmunt Bauman Jean-Francois Lyotard Michel Foucault Jean Baudrillard In each chapter, the authors identify the key components of each theorist's conception of society and apply the theories outlined to specific, modern phenomena. This connection with modern-day phenomena allows for a critical interrogation of issues in contemporary society, including: Inequality and Capital, Power, Fear and Terrorism, Immune System Discourse, Suffering, and Climate Change. Essential reading for all sociology students studying social theory and the works of modern social theorists

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In Social Life, the authors highlight, explain, and scrutinize socio-theoretical analyses of contemporary social relations and conditions - put forward by eight modern social theorists - and analyse how these have informed sociological inquiries into people's lives in today's social world. The book discusses the works of the following social theorists: Anthony Giddens Pierre Bourdieu Bruno Latour Donna Haraway Zygmunt Bauman Jean-Francois Lyotard Michel Foucault Jean Baudrillard In each chapter, the authors identify the key components of each theorist's conception of society and apply the theories outlined to specific, modern phenomena. This connection with modern-day phenomena allows for a critical interrogation of issues in contemporary society, including: Inequality and Capital, Power, Fear and Terrorism, Immune System Discourse, Suffering, and Climate Change. Essential reading for all sociology students studying social theory and the works of modern social theorists

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