British social theory : recovering lost traditions before 1950 / John Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, John, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Great Britain--History.

Sociology.

Social sciences--Philosophy--History.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 173 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, [2018]

Summary:

A unique contribution to discussions of social theory, this book examines pre-20th century histories and discussions that culminated in the classical period of sociology, how they were lost, and why they remain important today.

Contents:

BRITISH SOCIAL THEORY - FRONT COVER

BRITISH SOCIAL THEORY

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 - WAS THERE A FAILURE OF BRITISH SOCIAL THEORY?

FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL THOUGHT

CHAPTER 2 - SOCIAL THOUGHT IN MAINSTREAM PHILOSOPHY: TOWARDS A SCIENCE OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 3 - DIFFERENCE, DIVERSITY, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL ORGANISM

CHAPTER 4 - THE ROMANTIC CRITIQUE AND SOCIAL IDEALISM

CHAPTER 5 - THE SOCIALIST CRITIQUE AND CULTURAL MATERIALISM

CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORIES

CHAPTER 6 - PATRICK GEDDES: TOWARDS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIOLOGY

CHAPTER 7 - ROBERT MACIVER: BUILDING AN INTELLECTUAL BASE

CHAPTER 8 - LEONARD HOBHOUSE: BUILDING DISCIPLINARY SOCIOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT AND DECAY

CHAPTER 9 - SOCIAL THEORY AFTER THE CLASSICS

CHAPTER 10 - REDISCOVERING THEORY AND THEORISTS

APPENDIX: PRINCIPAL SOCIAL THEORISTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526455321

1526455323

OCLC:

1051328680