Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 326 g
Theoretical Integrations and Critical Applications
Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 326 g
Reihe: Critical Issues in Social Justice
ISBN: 978-0-306-48521-3
Verlag: Springer US
Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations and Critical Applications represents a provocative series of essays that systematically reviews or extends the role of critical social theory in fostering justice and change in several relevant, though problematic, social contexts. Mindful of the need to address both conceptual exegeses and pragmatic concerns, the articles contained in this volume grapple with the ongoing "double crisis" that confronts theory and practice in the construction of knowledge. By appropriating and integrating various insights from several heterodox and critically animated lines of inquiry, each chapter deftly exposes where and how conventional sociological and criminological thought has failed toeffectively address such human social issues as homelessness, mental illness, minority rights, juvenile justice, global violence, and criminal punishment. In doing so, Theory, Justice, and Social Change provides new and much needed direction regarding theory development in the social sciences, and indicates why charting such a course of theory/action yields more enlightened prospects for justice and change in society and in our lives.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
- Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
Weitere Infos & Material
and Overview.- 1 Integrations: Social Theory, Social Change.- 1: Social (Dis)order and Social Change: Anarchic Meditations.- 2: The Geometry of Peace: Reflections on Violence and Social Change.- 2 Social Problems, Social Issues: Postmodern Applications.- 3: Mental Illness: Danger, Disorder, and The New Sciences.- 4: Housing the Homeless: The Non-Linearity of Community.- 5: Democracy, Justice, and Equality: The Economy of Gift-giving.- 3 Peaces of Justice: Restorative Applications.- 6: Victim-Offender Mediation: A Psychoanalytic Semiotic Critique.- 7: Victim Impact Statements: Vices, Values, and Justice.- References.- About the Authors.