1st Edition

The Elements Of Social Theory

By Barry Barnes Copyright 1995
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    by Routledge

    A significant contribution to the development of social theory which provides a comprehensive summary of the various traditions. Barnes offers an accessible introduction for undergraduates which presents his own arguments along the way.; It is intended that this work will be adopted on undergraduate and postgraduate courses on social theory within social and political science. It will also appeal to students of social psychology, social anthropology and social geography.

    Part 1 Traditions of social thoery: individualism; functionalism; interaction; knowledge. Part 2 Social formations and social processes: status groups; social movements; social classes; administrative hierarchies.

    Biography

    Barry Barnes