Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and the Emergence of Postmodern Social Theory |  |
Chapter 17 Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- 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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