Sociology in Post-Normal Times

The Covid-19 pandemic and the disruptions of climate change are features of post-normal times. In Sociology in Post-Normal Times, Charles Thorpe contends that the modern project of creating normalcy within the nation state has broken down. Integral to this is sociology, which is the science of social reform. Drawing from the work of seminal theorists such as Zygmunt Bauman and Anthony Giddens, Thorpe contends that sociology's ?society? is no longer viable because globalization has put an end to social reform, thus the assumptions and goals of sociology must be left behind in order to create a new global humanity. In the face of the pandemic and climate change, Sociology in Post-Normal Times demands no less than the birth of a global humanity beyond nation states as the precondition for human survival.

Sociology in Post-Normal Times by Charles Thorpe is a deep probe into the ?dark side? of modern capitalist society and its sociological past and future. Noteworthy is Thorpe?s ability to weave together disparate works of literature to provide a convincing explanation of the present juncture, whose warped and distorted nature continues to bewilder sociologists, researchers, and activists alike.