The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory
First published: 20 November 2017
Print ISBN: 9781118430866| Online ISBN: 9781118430873| DOI: 10.1002/9781118430873
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About this reference work
Published Online and in Print November 2017
A comprehensive, interdisciplinary compendium of original entries focusing on the origins, evolution, and global development of contemporary social theory..
- Presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview and analysis of all aspects of social theory
- Features more than 850 in-depth, original entries contributed by international experts Includes all major theories, theorists, schools of thought, disciplines, debates, doctrines, developments, epistemologies, and methodologies relating to the development of modern social theory
- Brings in concepts from contemporary cultural studies, feminism, post-secularism, and postmodernism
- Explores controversial contemporary debates relating to the clash of civilization, environmentalism, post-colonialism, post-humanism, cyborgs, and the life-extension project
Topics
- Asian Terms
- City, Urbanism, Community
- Colonialism, Globalization, Modernity, Modernization
- Communication, Information and Education
- Consumption
- Crime Deviance and Penology
- Culture, Cultural Studies and Language
- Economy
- Epistemology and Methods
- Gender, Women, Sexualities
- Ideologies and Social Movements [isms]
- Law
- Medical
- Miscellaneous
- Political Theory
- Population (Marriage, Family, Childhood and Divorce)
- Race and Ethnicity
- Religion
- Sexuality
- Social History
- Social Psychology
- Social Stratification
- Social Theory
