Contemporary sociological theory and its classical roots : the basics
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Contemporary sociological theory and its classical roots : the basics
Sage, c2019
5th ed
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Previous ed.: c2013
Includes index
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Description
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics is a brief survey of sociology's major theorists and theoretical approaches, from the Classical founders to the present. With updated scholarship in the new Fifth Edition, authors George Ritzer and Jeffrey Stepnisky connect many theorists and schools of thought together under broad headings that offer students a synthesized view of sociological theory. This text is perfect for those who want an accessible overview of the entire tradition of sociological thinking, with an emphasis on the contemporary relevance of theory.
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sociological Theory
Creating Sociological Theory
Defining Sociological Theory
Creating Sociological Theory: A More Realistic View
Overview of the Book
Chapter 2: Classical Theories I
Emile Durkheim: From Mechanical to Organic Solidarity
Karl Marx: From Capitalism to Communism
Max Weber: The Rationalization of Society
Chapter 3: Classical Theories II
Georg Simmel: The Growing Tragedy of Culture
Thorstein Veblen: Increasing Control of Business over Industry
George Herbert Mead: Social Behaviorism
Significant Symbols and Languages
W.E.B. Du Bois: Race and Racism in Modern Society
Chapter 4: Contemporary Grand Theories I
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
General Systems Theory
Chapter 5: Contemporary Grand Theories II
Neo-Marxian Theory
The Civilizing Process
The Colonization of the Lifeworld
The Juggernaut of Modernity
Chapter 6: Contemporary Theories of Everyday Life
Symbolic Interactionism
Dramaturgy
Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
Exchange Theory
Rational Choice Theory
Chapter 7: Contemporary Integrative Theories
A More Integrated Exchange Theory
Structuration Theory
Culture and Agency
Habitus and Field
Chapter 8: Contemporary Feminist Theories by Patricia Madoo Lengermann and Gillian Niebrugge
The Basic Theoretical Questions
The Classical Roots
Contemporary Feminist Theories
Toward a Feminist Sociological Theory
Chapter 9: Theories of Race and Colonialism
Fanon and the Colonial Subject
Postcolonial Theory
Critical Theories of Race and Racism
A Systematic Theory of Race
Southern Theory and Indigenous Resurgence
Chapter 10: Postmodern Grand Theories
The Transition from Industrial to Postindustrial Society
Increasing Governmentality (and Other Grand Theories)
Postmodernity as Modernity's Coming of Age
The Rise of Consumer Society, Loss of Symbolic Exchange, and Increase in Simulations
The Consumer Society and the New Means of Consumption
Queer Theory: Sex and Sexuality
Chapter 11: Globalization Theory
Major Contemporary Theorists on Globalization
Cultural Theory
Economic Theory
Political Theory
Glossary
Source Acknowledgments
Index
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