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Sociological theory / Bert N. Adams and R.A. Sydie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Bert N.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology.
- Sociology--Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 612, 23 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing a concise and comprehensive introduction to both classical and contemporary social thought, this volume makes social theory and social theorists accessible and meaningful.
- Contents:
- Cover; Detailed Contents; Preface; A Note to Students; Section I - The European Roots of Sociological Theory; Chapter 1 - The Origins of Sociological Theory; Chapter 2 - Theorizing After the Revolution; Section II - Conservative Theories; Chapter 3 - Evolutionism and Functionalism; Chapter 4 - Society as Sui Generis; Section III - Radical Theory; Chapter 5 - Radical Anticapitalism; Chapter 6 - Marxism Extended; Section IV - Sociological Theories of Complexity and Form; Chapter 7 - Social Action and Social Complexity; Chapter 8 - The Sociology of Form and Content
- Section V - Sociological Theories of Politics and EconomicsChapter 9 - Political Sociological Theories; Chapter 10 - Economic Sociological Theories; Section VI - Other Voices in Sociological Theorizing; Chapter 11 - Society and Gender; Chapter 12 - Sociological Theory and Race; Chapter 13 - Society, Self, and Mind; Section VII - Twentieth-Century Functionalism and Beyond; Chapter 14 - Twentieth-Century Functionalism; Chapter 15 - Systems, Structuration, and Modernity; Section VIII - Criticism, Marxism, and Change; Chapter 16 - Critical Theory; Chapter 17 - Marxism Since 1930
- Chapter 18 - Sociocultural Change: Evolution, World System, and RevolutionSection IX - Transitions and Challenges; Chapter 19 - Mid-Twentieth-Century Sociology; Chapter 20 - Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter 21- Rational Choice and Exchange; Chapter 22 - Feminist Sociological Theory; Chapter 23 - Knowledge,Truth, and Power; Chapter 24 - Final Thoughts on Sociological Theory; Credits; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781506319773
- 1506319777
- 9781452233925
- 1452233926
- 9781452264516
- 1452264511
- OCLC:
- 821725051
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