Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory

Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Kenneth Allan
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2005-01-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781412905725

Rather than a work of theory itself, Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is an insightful work that invites students to think creatively, reflexively, and critically about their social worlds. 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

Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Kenneth Allan
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2016-09-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483356701

Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy. With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book examines the works and intellectual contributions of major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.

Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory

Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Kenneth Allan
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2016-09-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1506357342

Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy. With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book presents a diverse selection of major classical theorists including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.

Classical Sociological Theory

Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Craig Calhoun
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0470655674

This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology from its undisciplined beginnings to its current influence on contemporary sociological debate. Explores influential works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the substantial readings Includes a new section with new readings on the immediate "pre-history" of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville Individual reading selections are updated throughout

Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs

Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs
Author: Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2004-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520241374

This is an exploration of the creative work done by leading sociologists who were inspired by the scholarship of Neil Smelser.

Theoretical Sociology

Theoretical Sociology
Author: Jonathan H. Turner
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-07-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483310825

What can sociological theory tell us about the basic forces that shape our world? With clarity and authority, Theoretical Sociology: A Concise Introduction to Twelve Sociological Theories, by leading theorist Jonathan H. Turner, seeks to answer this question through a brief, yet in-depth examination of twelve major sociological theories. Readers are given an opportunity to explore the foundational premise of each theory and key elements that make it distinctive. The book draws on biographical background, analysis of important works, historical influences, and other critical insights to help readers make the important connections between these monumental sociological theories and the social world in which we live. This concise resource is a perfect complement to any course that seeks to examine both classic and contemporary sociological theory.

Classical Sociological Theory

Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Bert N. Adams
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2002-01-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780761987802

A concise, yet surprisingly comprehensive theory text, given the range of ideas, historical context, and theorists discussed. Unlike other books of the type, Classical Sociological Theory focuses on how the pivotal theories contributed not only to the development of the field, but also to the evolution of ideas concerning social life.

Classical Sociological Theory

Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Steven Loyal
Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2020-11-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781529725711

Introduces readers to the key figures and founders of sociological theory, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Martineau - locating each thinker within their own social, political and historical context and helping readers use these ideas to understand the contemporary world.

Essays on Religion

Essays on Religion
Author: Georg Simmel
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780300061109

The noted German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel wrote a number of essays that deal directly with religion as a fundamental process in human life. These essays set forth Simmel's mature reflections on religion and its relation to modernity, personality, art, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and science. They also include his views on methods in the study of religion and his thoughts on achieving a broader perspective on religion. Originally published between 1898 and 1918, the last twenty years of Simmel's life, the essays are collected here in English for the first time. The essays provide an excellent picture of the development of the characteristic doctrines of Simmel's thought as applied to religion, based on phenomenological analysis of human experience that emphasizes the subjective dimensions of life.

Classical Sociology

Classical Sociology
Author: Bryan S Turner
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1999-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780761964582

"In this book, one of the foremost sociologists of the present day turns his gaze upon the key figures and seminal institutions in the rise of sociology." "This book is a systematic introduction to classical sociology and its development in the twentiethcentury. Accessible and authoritative, it will be required reading for anyone interested in sociology and social theory today."--BOOK JACKET.