Sociology After Postmodernism illustrated edition Edition

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Postmodernism is frequently described as dealing a death-blow to sociology. This book, however, argues that it is a mistake to conceive postmodernism in terms of a fatal attack upon what sociologists do. The contributors locate the identity of sociology `after' postmodernism as a contested site which opens up the possibility of re-imagining the enterprise of sociology. They show how this re-imagination might be conducted and trace some of the key potential consequences.The challenge of postmodernism to sociological thought is examined fully in chapters addressing topics such as: class, gender, race and ethnicity, criminology and deviance, law, science and technology, culture and media, sexuality, affectivity, medicine and the body, and history and politics.Postmodernism is presented as a source of stimulation which requires sociologists to reconsider some of their central categories and practices. This wide-ranging volume offers the reader the opportunity to reflect upon the contemporary state of sociological thinking.Sociology after Postmodernism fills a gap in the literature for a guide to recent transformations in sociological thinking which is both scholarly and accessible to students. Clearly written and incisive, it will be an essential resource for all students of sociology.