Forgotten founders and other neglected social theorists

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    • Conner, Christopher T.
    • Baxter, Nicholas M.
    • Dickens, David R.

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Forgotten founders and other neglected social theorists

edited by Christopher T. Conner, Nicholas M. Baxter and David R. Dickens

Lexington Books, c2019

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This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected theorist's work and significance, and the relevance of their work to one or more contemporary social issues. While other similar texts tend to focus primarily on intellectual biography, our emphasis here is on the scholar's theories and their application to contemporary social issues. We provide a contextualization of each scholar's work, using present-day social issues or problems. Many of these individuals played a significant role in the development of sociology. Our hope is to provide a resource that will help re-integrate these marginalized social theorists, rescuing them from obscurity and elevating their status.

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Introduction Christopher T. Conner, Nicholas M. Baxter, and David R. Dickens Part 1: Forgotten Founders 1 John Stuart-Glennie's Lost Legacy Eugene Halton 2 Annie Marion Maclean and Sociology at the University of Chicago and Hull House Mary Jo Deegan 3 Marianne Weber and the March for Our Lives Movement Stacy L. Smith 4 Luther Bernard Alan Sica and Christine Bucior 5 Radhakamal Mukerjee: A Regional, Social Ecological Outlook Diane M. Rodgers Part 2: Other Neglected Social Theorists 6 Pitirim A. Sorokin: Integral Science, Global Culture, and Love Lawrence T. Nichols 7 Gregory P. Stone's Contributions to Urban Sociology, Social Psychology, and the Sociology of Sport Harvey A. Farberman 8 Carl J. Couch Michael A. Katovich and Shing-Ling S. Chen 9 Jack Douglas: The Reinvention of Society and Sociology: Creative Deviance, the Construction of Meaning, and Social Order Thaddeus Muller 10 Ben Agger: Social Theory as Public Sociology Lukas Szrot

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