1st Edition
Modern Sociologists on Society and Religion
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Modern Sociologists on Society and Religion provides an introduction to some of the most influential figures in contemporary social theory with an emphasis on their analyses of society and religion. The figures profiled include Erving Goffman, Zygmunt Bauman, Michel Foucault, Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann, Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony Giddens, Arlie Hochschild, Richard Sennett,... Read more
- Erving Goffman: between manipulation and deference
- Zygmunt Bauman: religion as a safe harbor in a liquid world
- Michel Foucault: discourse, power, and governmentality
- Jürgen Habermas: post-secular society
- Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann: social reality as construction
- Pierre Bourdieu: social practice, capital, and power
- Anthony Giddens: from sociological syntheses to political advice
- Arlie Hochschild: emotion, gender, and commercialization
- Richard Sennett: cities, intimacy, craftsmanship, and capitalism
- Patricia Hill Collins: intersectional analysis
Biography
Inger Furseth is Professor in Sociology at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Pål Repstad is Professor Emeritus in Sociology of Religion at the University of Agder, Norway.
