Social Theory 2.0

This app is the first sociological theory app developed for smartphones and tablets. Its features include:

• Profiles of 37 Social Theorists From A to Z
• Informative Videos Demonstrating Various Social Theories
• A Reference to the Leading Online Theorist Search Engine
• An Integrated Survey to Enhance Future Versions

The primary purpose of this app is to serve as a swift resource encompassing a broad spectrum of social theorists with significance in the sphere of sociology. Notable theorists presented in this app consist of:

Theodor Adorno, Louis Althusser, Jean Baudrillard, Peter Berger, Peter Blau, Herbert Blumer, Pierre Bourdieu, Judith Butler, James Coleman, Patricia Hill Collins, Randall Collins, Auguste Comte, Charles Cooley, Ralf Dahrendorf, W.E.B. Du Bois, Emile Durkheim, Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens, Erving Goffman, Antonio Gramsci, Jurgen Habermas, George Homans, Max Horkheimer, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Karl Mannheim, Herbert Marcuse, Karl Marx, George Herbert Mead, Robert Merton, C. Wright Mills, Talcott Parsons, George Ritzer, Georg Simmel, William Isaac Thomas, Thorstein Veblen, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Max Weber.

Each profile offers: a notable quotation by the theorist; historical context; connections to other theorists; theoretical perspective; contributions and theoretical concepts; an overview of their significant works; critiques by fellow theorists; an overarching evaluation of their impact on sociology; additional recommended readings; and a compilation of citations utilized in researching each theorist.

Developed by The Students of Social Theory at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA in January 2015.