Contemporary sociological theory / Bert N. Adams, R.A. Sydie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Bert N.

Contributor:

Sydie, R. A. (Rosalind Ann), 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 270, 11 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary Sociological Theory covers developments in the discipline from the 1930s and includes important new voices in social theory, including female theorists. The treatment of individual theories and theorists is balanced with the development of key themes and ideas about social life, including race, class and gender.

Contents:

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; A Note to Students; Chapter 1 - Introduction to Contemporary Sociological Theory; Section I - Twentieth-Century Functionalism and Beyond; Chapter 2 - Twentieth-Century Functionalism Parsons and Merton; Chapter 3 - Systems, Structuration, and Modernity: Luhmann and Giddens; Section II - Criticism, Marxism, and Change; Chapter 4 - Critical Theory: The Frankfurt School and Habermas; Chapter 5 - Marxism Since 1930: Poulantzas, Althusser, Dunayevskaya, and Wright

Chapter 6 - Sociocultural Change: Evolution, World System, and Revolution: Service, Wallerstein, and SkocpolSection III - Transitions and Challenges; Chapter 7 - Mid-Twentieth-Century Sociology; Chapter 8 - Symbolic Interactionism: Blumer, Goffman, and Hochschild; Chapter 9 - Rational Choice and Exchange: Coleman; Chapter 10 - Feminist Sociological Theory: Smith and Collins; Chapter 11 - Knowledge, Truth, and Power: Foucault and Feminist Responses; Chapter 12 - Final Thoughts on Contemporary Sociological Theory; Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781483328690

1483328694

9781452244815

1452244812

OCLC:

1007860518