Critical Social Theory by Craig Browne
Thissophisticated and cutting-edge exploration of the state of critical social theory today relates the key concepts and theorists to major contemporary developments such as globalization, social conflict and neo-liberal capitalism.
Australian-based sociologist, Craig Browne reconceptualises Critical Theory in order to better understand how diverse social actors attempt to develop autonomous solutions to the contradictions produced by capitalism
The search for a more just social order is thus intrinsically connected to explaining and critiquing the oppressive workings of capitalist societies. Browne’s analysis of capitalist modernisation uses Critical Theory to do just that, combining elements from Marx’s labour theory of value, Weber’s idea of rationalisation as a process of institutionalisation, Habermas’s theory of communicative action and Honneth’s concept of social freedom. -- Dr Stefan Berger
The search for a more just social order is thus intrinsically connected to explaining and critiquing the oppressive workings of capitalist societies. Browne’s analysis of capitalist modernisation uses Critical Theory to do just that, combining elements from Marx’s labour theory of value, Weber’s idea of rationalisation as a process of institutionalisation, Habermas’s theory of communicative action and Honneth’s concept of social freedom. -- Dr Stefan Berger
Craig Browne is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney
Andrew P. Lynch is Researcher at the University of Sydney. He holds an M.A. (Hons) from the University of Auckland, and a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781446246931 |
| ISBN 10 | 1446246930 |
| Title | Critical Social Theory |
| Author | Craig Browne |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-12-23 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
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