Critical Social Theories

Praised for its clarity and accessibility <em>Critical Social Theories</em> presents a comprehensive analysis of today's leading social and cultural theories. Author Ben Agger addresses a wealth of diverse perspectives from feminism and cultural studies to postmodernism and critical theory. Now fully updated and revised in its third edition the book offers a wide-ranging discussion of race gender and global economic dynamics; Internet culture and social media; and much more. <p/><strong>New to this Edition</strong> <p/>* Addresses changes to social theories brought about by the Internet discussed within the context of globalization<br>* Analyzes what has increasingly become a media culture in which pulp publications such as newspapers and books are being replaced by television movies and the Internet<br>* Examines Internet-based social movements like the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street <br>* Updates references to scholarly literature including material published in the past several years<br>