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Vladimir Schlapentokh - Fear in Contemporary Society - 9781403973894 - V9781403973894
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Fear in Contemporary Society

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Description for Fear in Contemporary Society Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
Opposing mainstream social science, usually hostile towards coercion and the state, the author sees social order as based on self regulation and the allegiance of the individual to the dominant culture. He points out the flaws in what is chiefly a Lockean-Parsonian tradition and then proposes that the Hobbesian view be included in social analysis.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403973894
SKU
V9781403973894
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About Vladimir Schlapentokh
VLADIMIR SCHLAPENTOKH is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, USA.

Reviews for Fear in Contemporary Society
"This book deals with some big themes in historic and contemporary sociology - power, legitimation, sanctions, coercion, and terror for the maintenance of social order. Its head-on challenge to the remaining post-World War II Parsonian paradigm focused on value consensus and socialization should spark not only some intellectual fireworks but engender some vital debates in the contemporary public square." - ... Read more

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