The future of society
Is the notion of society obsolete? Aiming to answer this question, this book considers various critiques of the concept, including the arguments of: Neo-liberals, Postmodernists, Globalization theorists, and Evolutionary psychologists. It argues that we do still need the concept in order to make sen...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Blackwell manifestos
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470773505 |
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Is the notion of society obsolete? Aiming to answer this question, this book considers various critiques of the concept, including the arguments of: Neo-liberals, Postmodernists, Globalization theorists, and Evolutionary psychologists. It argues that we do still need the concept in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 174 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index. |
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9780470773505 0470773502 9781405153102 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 1405153105 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 1280285745 9781280285745 |
Index Number: | HM451 |
CLC: | C95 |
Contents: | The origins of "society" -- Society and the individual : neoliberalism, social constructionism and communitarianism -- Postmodernism -- Globalization -- Modernity and society -- Towards a synthesis? : theory and metatheory -- Society lite? : theories of civil society -- Is there a European society? |