Основные понятия в социологии

by Anthony Giddens, Филип Саттон, Энтони Гидденс

Социальная жизнь постоянно меняется, и социология не может позволить себе стоять на месте. Сегодня эта дисциплина необычайно разнообразна в теоретическом отношении, охватывает множество тем и использует обширный методологический инструментарий. Важную роль в изучении социальной жизни играют ключевые понятия и идеи, которые позволяют социологам осмыслять общества. Однако толкование этих понятий постоянно эволюционирует и меняется.
Книга вводит в основные понятия, благодаря которым социология сформировалась как научная дисциплина. Не ограничиваясь краткими словарными определениями, Энтони Гидденс и Филип Саттон подробно рассматривают каждое понятие, исторические и теоретические контексты его возникновения и бытования, показывают значения и интерпретации, обращая внимание на критику и развитие в современных исследованиях и теориях.

Genres: Sociology, Social Science, Science, Nonfiction

336 pages, Hardcover

First published March 12, 1997

About the author

Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is a British sociologist who is renowned for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern contributors in the field of sociology, the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most-referenced author of books in the humanities.

Three notable stages can be identified in his academic life. The first one involved outlining a new vision of what sociology is, presenting a theoretical and methodological understanding of that field, based on a critical reinterpretation of the classics. His major publications of that era include Capitalism and Modern Social Theory (1971) and New Rules of Sociological Method (1976). In the second stage Giddens developed the theory of structuration, an analysis of agency and structure, in which primacy is granted to neither. His works of that period, such as Central Problems in Social Theory (1979) and The Constitution of Society (1984), brought him international fame on the sociological arena.

The most recent stage concerns modernity, globalization and politics, especially the impact of modernity on social and personal life. This stage is reflected by his critique of postmodernity, and discussions of a new "utopian-realist"[3] third way in politics, visible in the Consequence of Modernity (1990), Modernity and Self-Identity (1991), The Transformation of Intimacy (1992), Beyond Left and Right (1994) and The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy (1998). Giddens' ambition is both to recast social theory and to re-examine our understanding of the development and trajectory of modernity.

Currently Giddens serves as Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics.

Reviews

[Ramazan Yavuz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sosyoloji alanina giris icin degerlendirilebilecek bir kitap. Bircok alanda makale veya kitaplardan alinti yaparak okuyucuya baslangic seviyesinde fikir edindirmeyi amaclamis. Bu acidan basarili fakat yazilar 90’lardan kalma ve icerikleri genel bir fikirden ziyade o anki dünyanın konjonkturune dair degerlendirmeler olduğu icin coktan iceriginin guncellenmesi gerekirdi.

[Nana Adwoa]

ISBN13 9781509549122

[Anita Amponsah · Rating 1 out of 5]

How do I open the book to read? I am not getting any option on the app to allow me read.

[B.C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This reader covers a broad range of topics to give a nice overview of sociology. The technology readings are really outdated though.