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Critical theory

About: Critical theory is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5372 publications have been published within this topic receiving 164765 citations.


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TL;DR: Bourdieu's reflexive sociology aims to undo these crippling effects as discussed by the authors, which presupposes a certain distance from the concerns of everyday life, which has both liberating and crippling effects.
Abstract: Scholarly activity presupposes a certain distance from the concerns of everyday life, which has both liberating and crippling effects. Bourdieu’s reflexive sociology hopes to undo these crippling e...

58 citations

Book
16 Apr 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, Horkheimer's critical theory is described as a critique of ideology and the dialectic of enlightenment, and the critique of critical theory can be seen as a form of language and politics.
Abstract: Preface List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Horkheimer's critical theory 3. The critique of ideology 4. The dialectic of enlightenment 5. Technological rationality 6. Language and politics 7. Critique of critical theory 8. Conclusion Notes Index.

58 citations

Book
01 Aug 2009
TL;DR: In this article, critical theories for social work in a post-positivist context are introduced, and a human rights perspective on critical social work is promoted in the context of social work.
Abstract: PrefaceList of ContributorsPart I: Introduction1 Introducing critical theories for social work in a neo-liberal contextPart II: Developing conceptual frameworks for critical social work2 Tracing the origins of critical social work practice3 Theorising new developments in critical social work4 From evidence-based practice to critical knowledge in post-positivist social work 5 Promoting a human rights perspective on critical social work6 Doing critical social workPart III: Resisting domination and oppression7 Towards anti-racist and culturally affirming practices8 Reversing colonial practices with Indigenous peoples9 Reconstructing social work practices with families10 Examining the meaning of childhood in critical social work practice11 Using critical reflection to improve feminist practice12 Challenges and directions for profeminist practice with men13 Empower

58 citations

Book
01 Jan 1989
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of ideology and the need for it in science and argue that science as a Legitimator of Ideological Interests can be seen as an alternative to the Military/Industrial Complex.
Abstract: PART 1: THE NECESSITY OF IDEOLOGY 1. Introductory 2. The Socio-economic Parameters 3. Politics and Ideology Part 2: SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY 4. Science as Legitimator of Ideological Interests 5. Science under the Shadow of the Military/Industrial Complex 6. Methodology and Ideology Part 3: IDEOLOGY AND EMANCIPATION 7. Social Revolution and the Division of Labour 8. The Constitution of Solidarity 9. Ideology and Autonomy Notes Bibliography Index

58 citations

Book
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this article, Simon Susen argues that we can only identify solid grounds for social critique by identifying the grounds of the social itself, and proposes a model for the reconstruction of Habermasian critical theory and Bourdieusian reflexive sociology.
Abstract: In this lucid and novel examination of the concept of the social in contemporary critical thought, Simon Susen argues that we can only identify solid grounds for social critique by identifying the grounds of the social itself. The book draws upon the work of Jurgen Habermas and Pierre Bourdieu, and offers a model for the reconstruction of Habermasian critical theory and Bourdieusian reflexive sociology. These two theoretical approaches have been dominant influences in contemporary social theory. Susen explores how both conceptualise the social, and identifies the shortcomings of the Habermasian 'communicative approach' and the Bourdieusian 'homological approach'. He offers a method for overcoming their most significant shortcomings in terms of an alternative, five-dimensional approach to the nature of the social.

58 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023215
2022403
2021153
2020189
2019206
2018227