Social theory : a textbook

This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory.

Framed around paired theoretical perspectives on a series of sociological problems, the book shows how distinctive viewpoints shed light on different facets of social phenomena.

The book includes sociology’s "founding fathers", major 20th-century thinkers and recent voices such as Butler and Zizek.

Philosophically grounded and focused on interpretation and analysis, the book provides a clear understanding of theory’s scope while developing students’ skills in evaluating, applying and comparing theories.