R.D. Laing : His Work and its Relevance for Sociology (RLE Social Theory)
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This study, by a sociologist, provides the most rigorous and comprehensive review to appear so far of R. D. Laing's work and theoretical development. Martin Howarth-Williams considers that Laing's insights into such controversial issues as the divided self and the politics of the family are of an importance that transcends their basis in clinical psychiatry and that they have a special significance for sociology. Howarth-Williams isolates the concept of 'Intelligibility', which he demonstrates to be the unifying theme central to Laing's theory and shows how this can be used as the basis for a critique of recent developments in sociological theory as well as a starting point towards a genuinely dialectical sociology.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138784079
- ISBN-10: 1138784079
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: August 2014
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 230
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