Critical Sociology

ISBN-13: 9781594514319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str.

Steven M. Buechler

Opis

All sociology is implicitly critical because the sociological perspective questions and debunks what common sense takes for granted. Some sociology is explicitly critical of how the domination of states, corporations, the media, and other powerful institutions attenuate our potential for living autonomous lives in today's world. In Critical Sociology, Buechler explores sociology's double critique. The book opens with chapters on how to think sociologically; an overview of the scientific, humanistic, and critical schools of sociology; and a more detailed exposition of the critical tradition. He applies this critical tradition to economics, politics, and culture; to class, race, and gender; to individualism, self, and identity; and to globalization, social movements, and democracy.

Spis treści

PART ONE* How to Think Sociologically* The Legacy of the Discipline* Toward a Critical SociologyPART TWO: POWER AND DOMINATION* A Late Capitalist World* The State of the State* A Mass-Mediated WorldPART THREE: INEQUALITY AND DIFFERENCE* The Crucible of Class* The Social Construction of Race* Gendered Selves and WorldsPART FOUR: SELF AND SOCIETY* The Emergence of the Individual* How We Become Who We Are* The Sociology of Everyday Life PART FIVE: PATTERNS OF CHANGE* The Challenge of Globalization* The Role of Social Movements* The Case for DemocratizationReferences Index

O autorze

Steven M Buechler