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Book SynopsisCrisis, Politics and Critical Sociology draws upon the work of contemporary sociologists searching for the roots of our present social and economic problems. This peer-reviewed volume offers insights into our current reality by exploring the content and consequences of power relationships under capitalism and by considering the spaces of opposition and resistance to these changes that have defined our new age.
Table of ContentsOn the Contributors 1. What is Critical Sociology?, Graham Cassano I. A CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS 2. Reflections on the Sociology Liberation Movement of 1968, Robert J. S. Ross 3. Scholarship from a Critical Perspective, David Fasenfest and Rhonda F. Levine 4. A Left Weberian Road to Identity Politics in the United States, James W. Russell II. POLITICS AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION 5. It’s Real! Racism, Color Blindness, Obama, and the Urgent Need for Social Movement Politics, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and Victor Ray 6. President Obama and Political Culture in the United States, Marco A. Gandásegui, Jr. 7. Martin Luther King’s Dream, Obama and Post Racial Society—Can We Yet Hope for a New Narrative?, Rodney D. Coates III. REVISITING SOCIAL THEORY AND POLITICS 8. Why New Socialist Theory Needs Guy Debord: On the Practice of Radical Philosophy, Richard Gilman-Opalsky 9. The Case for a Critical Sociology of Religion, Warren S. Goldstein 10. Moving From Attitudes to Behavior: Using Social Infl uence to Understand Interpersonal Racial Oppression, Chavella T. Pittman 11. Teletechnology and Internal Dialogue, Gordon Gauchat and Casey Borch 12. On Surveillance as a Solution to Security Issues, Vida Bajc 13. The Political Economy of School Violence in Trinidad: Towards a Caribbean Theory of Youth Crime, Daphne Phillips Bibliography Index Name Index Subject Index
