Power is a key issue across all aspects of social life. This text provides a clear introduction to the topic, anchoring abstract ideas in real social and historical contexts. Spanning theorists from Machiavelli to Bourdieu, the text unravels complex concepts to carefully show the relationship between power andsociety. INDICE: Preface and Acknowledgements.PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING POWER.Introducing Key Issues.Meet the Family: Domination, Authority and Legitimacy.PART II:THEORIZING POWER.European Sources.American Debates.Epistemological Approaches.Evolutionary Approaches.PART III: INVESTIGATING POWER.Domination, Authority and Legitimacy in Liberal Society.Religion and Morality.Gender, Power and Patriarchy.Identity and Personhood.Conclusion: To and Over, Is and Ought.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24656-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 11/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido