Classical Theorists in the Social Sciences : From Western Ideas to African Realities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdulrahman, Dejo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Philosophy, African.

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Malthouse Press Ltd, Nigeria, 2023.

Summary:

This book is a useful companion to every social science student who desires an understanding of classical theoretical developments in and evolution of the disciplines.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Sociological Theories / Dejo Abdulrahman

2. Political Theory: Nature, Substance, Relevance and the State of the Discipline in the Nigerian Universities / Ogundiya Ilufoye Sarafa

3. Socrates: Laying the Foundations of the Traditions of Political Philosophy / Sulaiman Y. Balarabe Kura

4. The Quintessential Plato, 427-347 BC / Sulaiman Y. Balarabe Kura

5. John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau and the Social Contract Theory: Implications for Contemporary Nigerian Politics / Luqman SAKA, Adebiyi, O.M and Bakare, A.R

6. Immanuel Kant and the African Realities / Seun Bamidele

7. Aristotle's Political Theory and Consolidating the Traditions of the Classics: Postulations, Applications and Limitations / Sulaiman Y. Balarabe Kura

8. Ibn Khaldun and the Foundation of Sociological Thinking / Dare Ojo Omonijo

9. John Stuart Mill's Political Philosophy and the Shaping of Political and Economic Structures / James Apam

10. The Birth of Sociology: From August Comte to Herbert Spencer / Tunde Salman

11. The Political Philosophy of Edmund Burke / Azeez Olaniyan & Ayodeji O. Adedeji

12. The Political Thought of Jeremy Bentham: 1748-1852 / S. M. Omodia and Oluwasuji, C. Olawole

13. Classical Sociological Statements: A Durkheimian Perspective / Abdullahi A.A., Aliyu, T.K & Mahmoud, K. O.

14. Jean Bodin: Beyond Sovereignty / Ibrahim Baba Shatambaya

15. The Life and Works of David Ricardo: A Review of Literature / Olarinde O. Muftau & A.A. Bello

16. Karl Marx and the African Realities / Godwin Etta Odok

17. Max Weber and the Emergence of Interpretive Sociology / Jimoh Amzat & Victor Kolo

18. Vilfredo Pareto as a Social Theorist and Scholar / S. Akinmayọwa Lawal and Isaac A. Adedeji

19. George Herbert Mead: The Emergence and Relevance of Interactionism / Olayinka Akanle & Adejare Gbenga Sunday

20. Contemporary Sociological Discourses: Cooley's Perspective / Abdullahi, Ali Arazeem and Issah, Moshood

21. Ervin Goffman's Perspectives on Contemporary Social Realities / Victor Kolo and Jimoh Amzat

22. The New Strand of Functionalism of Robert K. Merton / Bashir Bello

23. Talcott Parsons, Beyond Structural-Functionalism: Understanding Emerging Systems and Processes in Modern Africa / Isaac A. Adedeji

24. Introduction to Social Exchange Theory / Dejo Abdulrahman

25. John Rawls on the Theory of Justice / Ogundiya Ilufoye Sarafa and Samuel Oyewole

26. Anthony Giddens, Structuration Theory and Modernity / S. Akinmayọwa Lawal

27. Introduction to Feminist Thinkers / Oluwatoyin Olatundun Ilesanmi

Notes:

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ISBN:

978-60204-1-3

OCLC:

1409079581