Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and the Emergence of Postmodern Social Theory |  |
Learning Objectives
identify the roots of structuralism, poststructuralism, and postmodern theory; |
describe the major concepts associated with structuralism and the linguistic turn; |
describe the major variants of structuralism, including semiotics, anthropological structuralism, and structural Marxism; |
identify the theorists associated with poststructuralism; |
explain the major concepts underlying poststructuralism; |
identify and explain the focus and trajectory of Michel Foucault's work, identifying the various works discussed in this chapter; |
discuss actor-network theory and explain how it differs from other forms of poststructuralism; |
identify the major forms of postmodern thought and their relationships to previous types of social theory; |
explain postmodern critiques of modern society; |
discuss the work of postmodern theorists Frederic Jameson and Jean Baudrillard, identifying the major differences in their positions; |
identify and explain the critiques of postmodern social theory; and |
discuss post-postmodern theory. |
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2004 McGraw-Hill Higher Education