Modernity : Critical Concepts in Sociology

ISBN-13: 9780415133005 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 2080 str.

Malcolm Waters

Opis

The social sciences emerged as a response to the intellectual challenges posed by modernity. The concept of modernity is central to sociology, philosophy and cultural studies and is still used as a critique of numerous traditions and disciplines including economics, politics, ethics, selfhood and knowledge. This text aims to provide academics and researchers with the most comprehensive collection of essays and material available and is aimed at all those seeking further information both within and beyond their own areas of interest. The articles included have been arranged into four volumes: Modernization; Cultural Modernity; Modern Systems; and After Modernity. The volumes include essays by all the main thinkers, such as Marx, Parsons, Mannheim, Giddens, Bourdieu and Adorno, as well as previously unseen material from lesser-known figures. This is the latest addition to the Critical Concepts series and should be an essential part of any central university library, reference resource department or individual collection.

Spis treści

Volume I: Modernization  Section  1. Distinguishing Modern from Traditional Societies Section 2: The Rise of Capitalism  Section 3: Diffusion and Convergence  Volume II: Cultural Modernity   Section 4: Modern Lifeworlds   Section 5:Beliefs and Ideology  Volume III: Modern Systems  Section 6. Economic Modernity, Section 7: Political Modernity  Volume IV: After Modernity   Section 8: Theories of Contemporary Configuration  Section 9: Substantive Developments