Contemporary sociological theory. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bert N. Adams, R.A. Sydie.
• Other Names: Adams, Bert N; Sydie, R. A (Rosalind Ann), 1940-
• Contents: Preface; A Note to Students; 1. Introduction to Contemporary Sociological Theory; Nineteenth-Century Sociological Theory; Dominant Theories and Ideologies; Radical Theory and Ideology; Early-Twentieth-Century Sociological Theory; Sociological Theory by the 1930s; SECTION I. TWENTIETH-CENTURY FUNCTIONALISM AND BEYOND; 2. Twentieth-Century Functionalism; Talcott Parsons (1902-1979); Robert K. Merton (1910- ); Final Thoughts; References; 3. Systems, Structuration, and Modernity; Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998); Anthony Giddens (1938- ); Final Thoughts; References; SECTION II. CRITICISM, MARXISM, AND CHANGE; 4. Critical Theory; The Institute of Social Research; Jurgen Habermas (1929- ); Final Thoughts; References; 5. Marxism Since 1930; Marxism from 1930 to 1980; Marxism Now: Erik Olin Wright (1947- ); Final Thoughts; References; 6. Sociocultural Change: Evolution, World System, and Revolution; Twentieth-Century Evolutionism: Elman Service (1915- ); World System Theory: Immanuel Wallerstein (1930- ); Revolution: Theda Skocpol (1947- ); Final Thoughts; References; SECTION III. TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES; 7. Mid-Twentieth-Century Sociology; Ideological Disputes; Facts and Values; Macro/Micro Perspectives; Feminism and Feminist Sociological Theory; Race and Colonialism; Final Thoughts; References; 8. Symbolic Interactionism; The Interactionist Tradition; Herbert Blumer (1900-1987); Erving Goffman (1922-1982); Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940- ); Final Thoughts; References; 9. Rational Choice and Exchange; James S. Coleman, (1926-1995); Final Thoughts; References; 10. Feminist Sociological Theory; Sociology and Feminism; Dorothy E. Smith (1926- ); Patricia Hill Collins (1948- ); Final Thoughts; References; 11. Knowledge, Truth, and Power; Michel Foucault (1926-1984); Final Thoughts; References; 12. Final Thoughts on Contemporary Sociological Theory; Sociological Theory Since 1930; The Future of Society; The Future of Sociological Theory; References; Credits; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Pine Forge Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 270, 11 pages)
• Subjects: 301; Sociology; Sociologie; Sociology; Sociologie; Theorie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483328690; 1483328694; 9781452244815; 1452244812
• Related ISBNs: 0761987819; 9780761987819; 0761985565; 9780761985563
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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