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"Introducing Social Theory traces the development of social theorizing from the classical ideas about modernity of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, through twentieth-century debates around structure and agency and developments in feminist thinking, to a uniquely accessible review of contemporary theoretical controversies in sociology. Focusing on relativism, post-modernity and postmodernism and their critics, this final section of the book provides a cogent and highly readable account of the debates at the heart of social theorizing today."

"Sains, alam, dan manusia memiliki hubungan yang sangat erat. Mereka saling mempengaruhi satu sama lain. Awalnya, hubungan ketiganya baik-baik saja. Akan tetapi, ketika yang satu ingin menguasai yang lain, ketidakharmonisan terjadi. Hal ini juga terlihat ketika sains yang awalnya ingin meningkatkan kualitas hidup manusia, memandang dirinya secara berlebihan, dan berakibat pada kerusakan alam. Penemuan-penemuan sains tidak lagi peduli dengan alam ataupun manusia. Sains menjadi sangat jumawa. Sains sedang terpengaruh paradigma pragmatisme, yaitu paradigma yang hanya berorientasi pada tujuan dan menghalalkan segala cara demi tercapainya tujuan tersebut. Paradigma ini harus dirubah. Alam harus tetap terjaga karena alam menjadi tempat tinggal manusia. Jika alam rusak, manusia tidak lagi memiliki tempat tinggal. Paradigma itu harus diganti dengan paradigma yang memandang alam sebagai sebuah organisme yang utuh, hidup, dan harus dijaga dan dirawat dengan penemuan-penemuan sains."

"Summary: Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of the world in which we live. But In what ways do these two distinct disciplines inform each other and arrive at these truths? The 10th anniversary edition of this highly regarded text directly responds to such issues as it introduces students to the philosophy of social science."

"Postcolonial thought is an intellectual approach that recognizes the importance of empire and colonialism in the making of the modern world, including the constitution of modern culture and knowledge. Although postcolonial thought has resonated strongly in the academic humanities, this book explores its implications for social science and, in particular, social theory and sociology. After introducing the respective histories of social theory and postcolonial thought, the book discusses the various waves of postcolonial thought, beginning with the first wave of prominent thinkers and authors, such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, Aime Cesaire, Amilcar Cabral, and C. L. R. James. After examining this history, it discusses the second-wave of postcolonial thought, including the work of prominent authors such as Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak, and Homi Bhabha. The book presents the postcolonial challenge to social theory, and charts various strategies for crafting a postcolonial social science. Although some scholars suggest that postcolonial thought and social science are incompatible, this book explores points of convergence as well as difference, and argues for a third wave of postcolonial thought emerging within social science."

"The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel brings together new interpretations of the work of this sociologist and philosopher. It discusses how Simmel’s work is relevant, interesting and significant for advancing contemporary discussions and debates. Compared to the volumes of works on other sociological giants like Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber, the Anglophone secondary literature on Simmel has remained relatively scarce until recently."