{"product_id":"frontiers-of-social-theory","title":"Frontiers of Social Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: George Ritzer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131609187\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01-02-2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 398\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.8 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrontiers of Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e presents a collection of essays that reflect the current state and near-term prospects of sociological theory. The volume, written especially by younger sociological theorists, highlights a shift away from the theoretical extremism of the past and explores how traditional labels and commitments to sociological theory are evolving. These essays offer a wide range of contemporary theoretical perspectives and reveal the profound exchanges between these theories. Collectively, they demonstrate a strong movement towards synthesis in modern theoretical sociology, a departure from rigid, traditional distinctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Current Status of Sociological Theory: The New Syntheses\u003c\/strong\u003e – George Ritzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: New Life in Some Traditional Social and Sociological Theories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeofunctionalism Today: Reconstructing a Theoretical Tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict Theory and the Advance of Macro-Historical Sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e – Randall Collins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Decline of the Grand Narrative of Emancipatory Modernity: Crisis or Renewal in Neo-Marxian Theory?\u003c\/strong\u003e – Robert J. Antonio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSymbolic Interactionism in the Post-Blumerian Age\u003c\/strong\u003e – Gary Alan Fine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExchange Theory: A Blueprint for Structure and Process\u003c\/strong\u003e – Karen S. Cook, Jodi O'Brien, and Peter Kollock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Liveliness of More Recent Social and Sociological Theories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. \u003cstrong\u003eThe World as It Happens: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e – Deirdre Boden\u003cbr\u003e8. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Comparative Advantages of Rational Choice Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e – Debra Friedman and Michael Hechter\u003cbr\u003e9. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Uses of French Structuralisms in Sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e – Charles C. Lemert\u003cbr\u003e10. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Postmodern Turn: Positions, Problems, and Prospects\u003c\/strong\u003e – Douglas Kellner\u003cbr\u003e11. \u003cstrong\u003eBetwixt and Between: Recent Cultural Sociology in Europe and the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e – Michele Lamont and Robert Wuthnow\u003cbr\u003e12. \u003cstrong\u003eFeminist Sociological Theory: The Near-Future Prospects\u003c\/strong\u003e – Patricia M. Lengermann and Jill Niebrugge-Brantley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Overviews of Social and Sociological Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. \u003cstrong\u003eMicro-Macro Linkage in Sociological Theory: Applying a Metatheoretical Tool\u003c\/strong\u003e – George Ritzer\u003cbr\u003e14. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Past, Present, and Future of Theory in American Sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e – Jonathan Turner\u003cbr\u003e15. \u003cstrong\u003eThe History and Politics of Recent Sociological Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e – Norbert Wiley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Ritzer is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. He has authored numerous articles and several well-known monographs and textbooks in sociological theory and metatheory. Dr. Ritzer has previously served as the Chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Theoretical Sociology. He is recognized for his contributions to modern sociology, especially in the areas of social theory and critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50011911946544,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131609187","price":1037.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81R8raZlzvL_b113d6f7-48a6-4019-90fe-a2e9d380df03.jpg?v=1756393712","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/frontiers-of-social-theory","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}