Social Theory

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Social Theory is written by John Scott and published by SAGE. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761970886 (ISBN 10) and 9780761970880 (ISBN 13).

This is a comprehensive, critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context. Written predominantly for students, the scope and range of the subjects and authors dealt with results in one of the most comprehensive introductions to social theory published to date. Ranging from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of `the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to the significance of issues pertaining to gender and patriarchy, to questions of modernity and post-modernity, the book is comprehensive in subject matter.