Social Theory

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Social Theory is written by Daniel W. Rossides and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1882289501 (ISBN 10) and 9781882289509 (ISBN 13).

Social Theory: Its Origins, History, and Contemporary Relevance analyzes the tradition of social theory in terms of its origins and changes in kind of societies. Rossides provides a full discussion of the sociohistorical environments that generated Western social theory with a focus on the contemporary modern world. While employing a sociology of knowledge approach that identifies theories as aristocratic versus democratic, liberal versus socialist and also liberal feminist versus radical feminist; it attempts to construct a scientific, unified social theory in the West. Additionally, it also features African American theory, American culture studies, political and legal philosophy, and environmental theory.