On society
'Society' is one of the most fundamental frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea of ʹsocietyʹ has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For others, the idea of ʹsocietyʹ is oppressive - the very notion, so some argue, is dismissive of the infinite social differences that shape global realities. In this erud…
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- Full title :On society / Anthony Elliott and Bryan S. Turner.
Summary
'Society' is one of the most fundamental frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea of ʹsocietyʹ has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For others, the idea of ʹsocietyʹ is oppressive - the very notion, so some argue, is dismissive of the infinite social differences that shape global realities. In this erudite and original book, two of the worldʹs leading social theorists, Anthony Elliott and Bryan S. Turner, focus on unravelling the different meanings of society as a way of introducing the reader to contemporary debates in social theory. The authors provocatively argue that all ideas of society can be assigned to one of three analytical categories, or some combination of these: structure, solidarity or creation. In developing a fresh characterization of the nature of the social, Elliott and Turner introduce the concepts of ʹenclavedʹ, ʹstickyʹ and ʹelasticʹ societies as a means of understanding global transformations. -- Back cover.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Polity Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:xi, 196 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780745648415, 074564841X, 9780745648422, 0745648428
- oclc:ocn759177370
- LC Classification:HM585
- Dewey Decimal:301
Table of Contents
Introduction ---- 1. Society as Structure --- 2. Society as Solidarity --- 3. Society as Creation ---- Conclusion: From Feral to Catastrophic Societies.
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