'Clear and accessible
Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory makes difficult ideas available to an undergraduate audience' -
Larry Ray, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding.
Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.
Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory:
• Provides brief accounts of the central ideas behind the key concepts of critical social theory
Prepares students to tackle primary texts and/or gives them a point of reference when they find themselves stuck
Discusses each concept in an introductory way
Offers further reading guidance for independent learning
Is essential reading for undergraduates in sociology and across the social sciences.
Provides brief accounts of the central ideas behind key concepts of critical social theory
Prepares students to tackle primary texts and gives them a point of reference when they find themselves stuck
Is essential reading for undergraduates in sociology and across the social sciences. Each entry is written with keen insight and clarity, often locating concepts in relation to one another and to their origins in classical philosophy. The bottom line: Crossley's book offers valuable discussions that make it extremely useful for anyone interested in social theory. . . . Highly recommended. Nick Crossley's Key Concepts il£!