`This book contributes to the growing debates about social theory and its role through a discussion of the ways in which gender and race contributed to the exclusion of important thinkers from the sociological canon - John Hughes, Lancaster UniversityWho makes up the `canon of sociology - and who doesnt? And does sociology need a canon in the first place? Beyond Social Theory offers an innovative and passionate contribution to current debates on the history and development of sociology and the exclusion of theorists - who are female, black, or both - from the mainstream of social theorizing. With compelling biographical sketches bringing the dynamics behind the `canon to life, Kate Reed focuses sharp analysis on the exclusion of theorists on race and gender from important debates on inequality. An important contribution to the debate on non-exclusionary theory, this book critically examines existing accounts of the history of the discipline, situating the development of social theory within a wider social and political context. Reed (sociological studies, U. of Sheffield) argues that developing a canon of classical works, a problematic process at best considering some do not recognize the concept of a canon in sociology, appears to be an exercise in ignoring women and people of color. She cites as examples the works of DuBois, Martineau, Anna Julia Cooper, Arendt, Fanon, de Beauvoir, Giddens, Haraway and Stuart Hall and explores the ways in which white men are chosen as insiders while others whose works are sociological remain on the outside. She calls for moving beyond exclusion beginning by empirically orienting social theory. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) `This book contributes to the growing debates about social theory and its role through a discussion of the ways in which gender and race contributed to the exclusion of important thinkers from the sociological canon - John Hughes, Lancaster UniversityWho makes up the `canon of sociology - and who doesnt? And does sociology need a canon in the first place? Beyond Social Theory offers an innovative and passionate contribution to current debates on the history and development of sociology and the exclusion of theorists - who are female, black, or both - from the mainstream of social theorizing. With compelling biographical sketches bringing the dynamics behind the `canon to life, Kate Reed focuses sharp analysis on the exclusion of theorists on race and gender from important debates on inequality. An important contribution to the debate on non-exclusionary theory, this book critically examines existing accounts of the history of the discipline, situating the development of social theory within a wider social and political context.
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