Introducing sociology

Author(s)

• Osborne, Richard
• Van Loon, Borin
• Appignanesi, Richard

Bibliographic Information

Introducing sociology

Richard Osborne and Borin Van Loon ; edited by Richard Appignanesi

Totem Books , Icon Books, 1999

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Previously published in 1996 under the title Sociology for beginners

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Traces the origins of various schools of thought, from Enlightenment thinkers and the pioneering work of Auguste Comte to the subsequent developments of Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Also outlined in the text are the rapid expansion of sociology in 20th century America and Britain, the Chicago School and the rise of structuralism. The methods and concepts of the key social analysts are also examined.

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Details

• NCID: BA53046251
• ISBN:
  • 1840460679
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,Cambridge
• Pages/Volumes: [175] p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HM586
  • DC21 : 301
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sociology