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‘Clear and accessible – Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory makes difficult ideas available to an undergraduate audience’ -Larry Ray, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding.Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory:• Provides brief accounts of the central ideas behind the key concepts of critical social theory• Prepares students to tackle primary texts and/or gives them a point of reference when they find themselves stuck • Discusses each concept in an introductory way • Offers further reading guidance for independent learning• Is essential reading for undergraduates in sociology and across the social sciences.
Citizenship
Citizenship
Related concepts: public sphere, recognition, social class.
A key reference point for most contemporary discussions of citizenship is T.H. Marshall's relatively early work, Citizenship and Social Class (Marshall and Bottomore, 1992) Marshall famously ...