312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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Widely assigned and taught in senior capstone and social theory courses, Sociology After the Crisis offers the first systematic theory of social differences built on the sociological traditions by embracing to Durkheim, Weber and other familiar figures. The first edition was acclaimed for its nuanced and original rereading of Durkheim in relation to the theoretical reasons he and his... Read more
A New Introduction to a New Crisis. Introduction to the First Edition. After the Crisis. Sociology as Theories of Lost Worlds. Modernity's Riddle and Durkheim's Lost Fathers. The End of Ideology, Really! Measured Selves in Weak Worlds. Structuring Differences. Three Ways to Think Structures and Ignore Differences. Measuring the Subject's Secrets. The Future of Sociologies. Structuring Differences After the Structures Disappeared.
Biography
Charles C. Lemert
"Sociology After the Crisis is an eloquent and prophetic call for a relevant and engaged sociology capable of 'facing the world.' Anyone who cares for the fate of sociology should heed the call of this book."
--Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Charles Lemert writes practical sociology for all time, a provocatively probing sociology that thinks beyond inegalitarian nation states to new supportive structures for the world's peoples. One of the best writers in social science, Lemert here crafts a soul-filled exploration of globalizing societies still riven with great crises, deep inequalities, and too-rare attempts at liberating change."
--Joe R. Feagin, University of Florida
