It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Metaphorical Society by Daniel Rigney
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book introduces the novice reader to modern social theory through the creative exploration of eight major metaphors that have shaped Western understandings of human society. Rigney vividly yet concisely examines each major theoretical perspective in sociology, including functionalism, conflict theory, rational choice, and symbolic interactionism. He shows how each of these theories is rooted in a particular metaphorical tradition. Over decades and centuries, Rigney argues, social theorists have variously likened societies to organisms and living systems, to machines, battlefields, legal...
The Metaphorical Society by Daniel Rigney is 255 pages long, and a total of 65,025 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read The Metaphorical Society aloud.
The Metaphorical Society is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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