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This book proposes a reconstruction of contemporary social theory, focusing on thematic issues rather than on authors or schools of thought. In so doing, it endeavours to bridge epistemological approaches and locate critical claims shared by the main trajectories and notions of sociological theoretical debate.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1. Staying with the Trouble of Social Theory
2. Agency
3. Anthropocene
4. Coloniality
5. Intersectionality
6. Othering
7. Singularization
8. Technoscience
9. Uncertainty
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Paola Rebughini is Professor of Sociology of Culture at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. Her research interests lie in social theory, agency in everyday life, social movements, cultural aspects of globalization processes and youth civic participation. She has published widely in top peer-reviewed journals. She is author of:
Children of immigrants in a globalized world. A generational experience (2012, with E. Colombo);
Youth and the Politics of the Present. Coping with Complexity and Ambivalence (2019, eds. with E. Colombo).
Enzo Colombo is Professor of Sociology of Culture and Intercultural Relations at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. His research interests lie in everyday multiculturalism, active citizenship, cultural aspects of the globalization process, young adults' identification and civic participation. He has published in top peer-reviewed journals. He is author of
Youth and the Politics of the Present. Coping with Complexity and Ambivalence (2019, eds. with P. Rebughini);
Children of Immigrants in a Globalized World: A Generational Experience (2012, with P. Rebughini).
Zusammenfassung
This book proposes a reconstruction of contemporary social theory, focusing on thematic issues rather than on authors or schools of thought. In so doing, it endeavours to bridge epistemological approaches and locate critical claims shared by the main trajectories and notions of sociological theoretical debate.
