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Critical Social Theory – Culture, Society and Critique
This book concerns the development of critical theory in the twentieth century. There are a number of issues that need to be discussed to make clear what I mean by theory, and I will explore them in this chapter. The … Continue reading
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Internet and Society – Social Theory in the Information Age
Internet and society is an emerging research field. A number of strands are converging to feed this field. Among them are sociology of technology, new media studies, and social informatics. It does not come as a surprise that this field, … Continue reading
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C. Wright Mills Would Have Loved Occupy Wall Street
C. Wright Mills, the radical Columbia University sociologist who died 50 years ago at age 45, would have loved Occupy Wall Street. In the 1950s, when most college professors were cautious about their political views and lifestyles, Mills rode a … Continue reading
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Complex adaptive systems: an introduction to computational models of social life
Read This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field’s leading authorities. Such systems–whether political parties, stock markets, or ant colonies–present some of the most intriguing theoretical and practical … Continue reading
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