By: Amir Mirfakhraie
A Critical Introduction to Sociology: Modernity, Colonialism, Nation-Building, and Post-Modernity approaches sociology as public discourse and from a critical transhistorical and transnational perspective; explores the unequal and contradictory relationships between individuals and larger societal structures; examines how people from diverse backgrounds relate to, shape, and are shaped by local, national, and global structures of power; and analyzes the effects of various forms of oppression, such as racism, classism, sexism, ableism, ageism, and heterosexism, on marginalized and oppressed groups. The consequences of colonialism, imperialism, capitalist relations/structures, and nation-building processes in various parts of the world are critically evaluated and narrated. A Critical Introduction to Sociology analyzes how effective positive change, promoting social justice and diversity, can result from praxis, human agency, and grassroots movements. Key features for students include: exploring their personal biographies in light of how structures of power in various parts of the world affect marginalized peoples. examining the unequal and contradictory interrelations between personal experiences and dominant and minority groups’ biographies. analyzing the consequences of modern and postmodern relations in terms of inequality, injustice, and oppression from an intersectional approach.
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