An introduction to classical and contemporary social theory : a critical perspective
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An introduction to classical and contemporary social theory : a critical perspective
Rowman & Littlefield, c2005
3rd ed
- : cloth : alk. paper
- : pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-193) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a much needed critical perspective for an analysis of the works of some of the major classical and contemporary social theorists of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Designed to stimulate interest in the beginning sociology student to examine the critical issues raised by these theorists, the book is intended as a text in introductory sociology and social theory courses to further familiarize students with the perspectives of some of the most prominent social theorists of our time. The twenty-one chapters that make up this book were designed to be brief, concise, and to the point, expressed whenever possible in the words of the theorists themselves, so that the central ideas can be presented in their original form. In this sense, this brief introductory theory book serves as an initial stepping-stone to more in-depth analysis of theorists usually covered in more advanced social theory texts.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Marx and Engels on Social Class and Class Struggle Chapter 2 Durkheim on Society and the Social Order Chapter 3 Weber on Bureaucracy, Power, and Social Status Chapter 4 Pareto, Mosca, and Michels on Elites and Masses Chapter 5 Cooley and Mead on Human Nature and Society Chapter 6 Freud on the Development of Society and Civilization Chapter 7 Gramsci and Lenin on Ideology, the State, and Revolution Chapter 8 Kollantai on Class, Gender, and Patriarchy Chapter 9 Du Bois and Frazier on Race, Class, and Social Emancipation Chapter 10 Parsons, Merton, and Functionalist Theory Chapter 11 Mills on the Power Elite Chapter 12 Domhoff on the Power Structure and the Governing Class Chapter 13 Althusser, Poulantzas, and Miliband on Politics and the State Chapter 14 Trimberger, Block, and Skocpol and Neo-Weberian Theorizing Chapter 15 Homans on Social Exchange Chapter 16 Goffman and Garfinkel on Dramaturgy, Ethnomethodology, and Everyday Life Chapter 17 Wilson and Willie on Race, Class, and Poverty Chapter 18 Recent Developments in Contemporary Feminist Theory Chapter 19 Wallerstein and World-Systems Theory Chapter 20 Therborn and Szymanski on Contemporary Marxist Theory Chapter 21 Harvey and Callinicos on Postmodernism and Its Critique Chapter 22 Conclusion
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