Books on Social Theory explore the different methods of organizing and transforming the social lives of people. As an important branch of Sociology, Social Theory Books study in detail, the worldwide social structures on the basis of certain theories.
Questioning the daily assumptions which form a part of individual life, is an area which Books on Social Theory deals with. Other social issues also find reflection in the pages of these books quite systematically, like division of power, different types of agency, the true character of man's identity, human rationality and individual experiences as pre-modern, modern or post-modern citizens.
What are the issues dealt with by the Books on Social Theory ?
- Books on Social Theory seriously evaluate the descriptive, analyzing and the criticizing capacities and deficiencies existing in the theories of ‘Social Science'
- Social Theory Books are some sort of interdisciplinary critiques dealing with different human and social sciences
- Social Theory Books write on common social disciplines like History, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies and Women's Studies, which are useful both for the students and the laymen
- Books on Social Theory carry an in-depth study on the patterns existing in the society
- Most Social Theory Books highlight the contemporary social conditions, with special reference to female problems and issues
Familiar Topics of modern Social Theory Books :
- Critical theories, science and technologies
- Psychoanalysis, social theory and identities
- Social theory and the analysis of social and political relations
- Contemporary critical theories
Following are some Books on Social Theory that has gained considerable international fame and recognition:
- Dr. Amartya Sen – Development as Freedom
- Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Robert Greene - The 48 Laws of Power
- Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- Barbara Ehrenreich - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
- Paulo Freire and Myra Bergman Ramos - Pedagogy of the Oppressed
- Bernard Goldberg - 110 People Who Are Screwing Up America: (and Al Franken Is #37)
- James C. Hunter - The Servant: A Simple Story about the True Essence of Leadership
- Steven Pinker - The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
- William Bridges - Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes
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Social Theory Books belong to either of the following phases, namely Pre-classical, Classical, Modern and Post-modern eras. No matter to what age they fit in, they mirror and reveal genuine pictures of human relationships prevalent in any social phase.
