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`This book contributes to the growing debates about social theory and its role through a discussion of the ways in which gender and race contributed to the exclusion of important thinkers from the sociological canon' - John Hughes, Lancaster University Who makes up the `canon' of sociology - and who doesn't? And does sociology need a canon in the first place? Beyond Social Theory offers an innovative and passionate contribution to current debates on the history and development of sociology and the exclusion of theorists - who are female, black, or both - from the mainstream of social theorizing. With compelling biographical sketches bringing the dynamics behind the `canon' to life, Kate Reed focuses sharp analysis on the exclusion of theorists on race and gender from important debates on inequality. An important contribution to the debate on non-exclusionary theory, this book critically examines existing accounts of the history of the discipline, situating the development of social theory within a wider social and political context.
Theories of the Golden Age
Theories of the Golden Age
This chapter examines sociological theory in the mid-twentieth century. Accounts of sociological theory during this era present a fragmented picture, identifying a diverse range of sociologists within or on the margins of sociology. Although some theorists were identified as dominant theorists during this era, in accounts of this period there appears to be no clear-cut canon as such. In light of this, the aim of this chapter is not to explore the endurance of a core canon of works as in Chapter 2; rather it explores the diversity of this canon, focusing on a selection of authors who have been presented as sociological during this time. The chapter focuses on the work of some of the ...
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