| Description |
xiii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Imagining society -- Organic evolution - Herbert Spencer (British 1820-1903) -- Engines of change - Karl Marx (German, 1818-1883) -- Cultural consensus - Emile Durkheim (French, 1885-1917) -- Authority and rationality - Max Weber (German, 1864-1920) -- Society and the individual - Georg Simmel (German, 1858-1918) -- Self-consciousness - George Herbert Mead (American, 1863-1931) -- A society of difference - Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and W. E. B. Du Bois -- The problem of meaning and reality - Alfred Schutz (Austrian, 1899-1959) -- The social system - Talcott Parsons (American, 1902-1979) -- Theorizing society |
| Summary |
"Written in a conversational tone that lifts the veil of theoretical jargon. Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory introduces students to the major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Gilman, and Du Bois. This text focuses on the individual perspective of each theorist rather than schools of thought, and uses the provocative ideas of modernity and postmodernity to help students understand how the theoretical, historical perspectives apply to their own time period." "Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory is a comprehensive, accessible textbook for undergraduate students studying sociological theory."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-392) and index |
| Subject |
Sociology -- Philosophy -- History -- 19th century.
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Sociology -- Philosophy -- History -- 20th century.
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Sociology -- Philosophy -- History -- 19th century -- Textbooks.
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Sociology -- Philosophy -- History -- 20th century -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| LC no. |
2004019257 |
| ISBN |
1412905729 paperback acid-free paper |
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