Explorations in Social Theory: From Metatheorizing to Rationalization by George

Description: Explorations in Social Theory by George Ritzer In this essential new book, George Ritzer considers some of the main tendencies in contemporary social theory. Included here are his latest reflections on the uses and misuses of metatheory. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description George Ritzer is one of the leading social and cultural commentators of the present day. In this essential new book he considers some of the main tendencies in contemporary social theory. Included here are Ritzers latest reflections on the uses and misuses of metatheory. According to Ritzer, sociology is a multiparadigm science. The differences and intensities of rivalries between paradigms are often very confusing for students and even for professional sociologists. This book seeks to find a way out of the confusion by sketching out the lineaments of a new integrated sociological paradigm and demonstrates how this paradigm can be applied. It shows the various ways in which Ritzer has developed rationalization theory to shed light on professional integration, the shape of consumer culture, hyperrationality and the state of sociology today. Author Biography George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, where he has also been a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and won a Teaching Excellence Award. He was awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association, an honorary doctorate from LaTrobe University in Australia, and the Robin Williams Lectureship from the Eastern Sociological Society. His best-known work, The McDonaldization of Society (8th ed.), has been read by hundreds of thousands of students over two decades and translated into over a dozen languages. Ritzer is also the editor of McDonaldization: The Reader; and author of other works of critical sociology related to the McDonaldization thesis, including Enchanting a Disenchanted World, The Globalization of Nothing, Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society, as well as a series best-selling social theory textbooks and Globalization: A Basic Text. He is the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2 vols.), the Encyclopedia of Sociology (11 vols.; 2nd edition forthcoming), the Encyclopedia of Globalization (5 vols.), and is Founding Editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture. In 2016 he will publish the second edition of Essentials of Sociology with SAGE. Table of Contents PART ONE: METATHEORIZINGMetatheorizing in SociologyThe Delineation of an Underlying ArchitectonicSociologyA Multiple Paradigm ScienceToward an Integrated Sociological ParadigmImage of the Subject MatterPotential Examplars for an Integrated Sociological ParadigmMethodological RelationismLessons for and from Social PsychologyFrom Exclusion to Inclusion to Chaos (?) In Sociological TheoryThe Implications of Postmodern Social Theory for Metatheorizing in SociologyPART TWO: RATIONALIZATION THEORYRationalization and Deprofessionalization of PhysiciansThe McDonaldization of SocietyHyperrationalityAn Extension of Weberian and Neo-Weberian TheoryMannheim′s Theory of RationalizationAn Alternative Resource for the McDonaldization Thesis?The McDonaldization of American SociologyA Metasociological Analysis Review ′This book is a book that all sociologists should read. It brings together in one volume many of the ideas that have made Ritzer one of the leading sociologist in the world. It should be a book on everyone′s bookshelf′ - Jonathan H Turner Review Quote This book is a book that all sociologists should read. It brings together in one volume many of the ideas that have made Ritzer one of the leading sociologist in the world. It should be a book on everyones bookshelf - Jonathan H Turner Details ISBN0761967737 Author George Ritzer Short Title EXPLORATIONS IN SOCIAL THEORY Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 0761967737 ISBN-13 9780761967736 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Subtitle From Metatheorizing to Rationalization Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence MD, US Affiliation University of Maryland University of Maryland, USA University of Maryl Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761967736 UK Release Date 2001-04-18 NZ Release Date 2001-04-18 US Release Date 2001-04-18 Edited by James J. Fawcett Birth 1974 Position Former Professor of International Commerical Law Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2001-04-18 Alternative 9780761967729 DEWEY 301 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2008-07-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127071306;

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