Overview
Demonstrates an approach to practising critical sociology in the 21st century
Reimagines the character of social relations and interactions in modern society
Critically engages with the meanings and social implications of contemporary cultural performances and social movements
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book brings together a collection of work from emerging and established scholars who have put forth a vision of what critical sociology is and what it could be in the early decades of the 21st century. Pushing beyond the theoretical outlines of sociological critique, the authors demonstrate how critical sociology is practiced through conceptual innovation and empirical analyses interweaving the themes of society, power, and culture.
Interrogating the Social reinvents the project of critical sociology in two ways: by reflecting upon society as an object of inquiry; and by questioning the existing social order’s self-evident character and exclusionary effects. In doing so, it answers three related questions: How should social relations and interactions be re-thought today? What new institutional and discursive configurations of power are emerging? How do we make sense of contemporary cultural performances and movements?
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Fuyuki Kurasawa is Associate Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Social and Political Thought at York University, Canada and holds the York Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Interrogating the Social
Book Subtitle: A Critical Sociology for the 21st Century
Editors: Fuyuki Kurasawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59948-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59947-2Published: 07 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86741-0Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59948-9Published: 21 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 296
Topics: Social Theory, Cultural Studies, Knowledge - Discourse