Gerard Delanty

Social Theory in a Changing World (eBook, ePUB)

Conceptions of Modernity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a critical assessment of contemporary social theory for students in the social sciences. Delanty examines the writings of a number of key contemporary thinkers, including Habermas, Foucault, Bauman, Touraine, Giddens and Beck, and provides a clear account of the strengths and limitations of their work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745666181
• Artikelnr.: 38397938

Autorenporträt

Gerald Delanty is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
The central Conflict of Modernity.
Knowledge and Culture.
Towards a Cognitive Approach.
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1. Defining Modernity: The Quest for Autonomy.
Introduction.
Modernity's Three Logics of Development.
Integration and Differentiation.
Conclusion: The Time-Consciousness of Modernity.
2. The Limits of Modernity: From Autonomy to Fragmentation.
Introduction.
Rethinking Modernity.
Autonomy versus Fragmentation: The Loss of Unity.
Beyond the Classical Tradition: Contemporary Theories of the Social.
Conclusion: Towards a New Time-Consciousness.
3. Discourse and Democracy: Habermas's Theory of Modernity. .
Introduction.
The Problem of Democracy.
The Formation of Habermas's Social Theory.
Rescuing Discourse: The Mediation of Democracy and Law.
Discursive Democracy in the Global Public Sphere.
The Question of Culture and Identity. Conclusion: Culture and Discourse.
4. Creativity and the Rise of Social Postmodernism: Foucault, Lyotard and
Bauman. .
Introduction.
From Deconstructionism to Constructivism. Bauman: Ethics and Postmodernity.
Conclusion: Beyond Postmodernism.
5. The Return of Agency: Touraine and Melucci.
Introduction.
Touraine: From Historicity to the End of the Social. Melucci: Culture,
Identity and Change.
Conclusion: Reflexivity and Democracy.
6. Reflexive Modernization: Beck and Giddens. .
Introduction.
Beck and the Risk Society. Giddens: Modernity, Reflexivity and Trust.
Assessing Reflexive Modernization: The Question of Culture.
Conclusion: Reflexivity and Discourse.
Conclusion: Knowledge, Democracy and Discursive Institutionalization.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.