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Introduction to social work and science for students and practitioners / Leon Ginsberg, Christopher R. Larrison -- Social work and the science of chemistry / John R. Barner -- Social work and the "far out sciences" of physics, astronomy, and geometry / Leon Ginsberg -- Social work and the science of numbers / Leon Ginsberg -- Social work and the science of big data / Christopher R. Larrison -- Social work and the science of climate change / Larry Nackerud -- Social work and the science of water / Larry Nackerud -- Social work and the science of human geography / Larry Nackerud -- Social work and the science of the life cycle / Leon Ginsberg, John R. Barner -- Social work and the science of execution / Lauren A. Ricciardelli -- Social work and the science of medical prevention and treatment / Leon Ginsberg -- Social work and the science of substance use / Christopher R. Larrison -- Social work and the science of mental health / John R. Barner -- Social work and the science of intellectual : developmental disabilities / Lauren A. Ricciardelli -- Conclusions / Leon Ginsberg -- Glossary -- Index

This article examines the HBO television series The Wire as an example of a popular cultural form that stimulates the sociological imagination. It provides some examples of how it functions to do this. A brief case study of one character — 'Snoop' — is examined to illustrate a set of more general observations. It is suggested that The Wire, although still containing strong narrative elements, provides an intriguing popular cultural example of what Andrew Abbott has recently called a 'lyrical sociology'.

This book proposes a reconstruction of contemporary social theory, focusing on thematic issues rather than on authors or schools of thought. In so doing, it endeavours to bridge epistemological approaches and locate critical claims shared by the main trajectories and notions of sociological theoretical debate.

The book explores the current forms of social science theorization through the key themes of Agency, Anthropocene, Coloniality, Intersectionality, Othering, Singularization, Technoscience and Uncertainty. Focusing on these key themes, it highlights their usefulness for discussions of inequality, neoliberalism, eurocentrism, androcentrism or anthropocentrism – in order to examine these issues in a new light and look beyond the classic divides of social theory.

Intended for an academic audience interested in social theory, scholars and post-graduate students in sociology, social sciences, anthropology, social geography, social psychology and globalization studies will find this book useful.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.