Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social WorldPine Forge Press, 2005 M01 12 - 431 pages 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. |
Contents
Imagining Society | 1 |
Organic EvolutionHerbert Spencer British 18201903 | 27 |
Engines of ChangeKarl Marx German 18181883 | 63 |
Cultural ConsensusÉmile Durkheim French 18851917 | 101 |
Authority and RationalityMax Weber | 143 |
Society and the IndividualGeorg Simmel | 185 |
SelfConsciousnessGeorge Herbert Mead | 229 |
A Society of DifferenceHarriet Martineau | 259 |
The Problem of Meaning | 311 |
The Social SystemTalcott Parsons | 341 |
Theorizing Society | 377 |
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About the Author 431 | |
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