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Classical and contemporary social theory : investigation and application / Tim Delaney.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2014.Description: xxi, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780205254163 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780367474713
  • 0205254160 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 23 DEL
LOC classification:
  • HM435 .D45 2014
Contents:
Part I The Classical Period of Sociological Theory 1.     The Early Roots of Sociological Theory 2.     Karl Marx 3.     Emile Durkheim 4.     Georg Simmel 5.     Max Weber 6.     Contributions from Women to Classical Social Theory 7.     George Herbert Mead Part II  The Contemporary Period of Sociological Theory 8.     Structural Functionalism and Neofunctionalism 9.     Conflict Theory 10.   Symbolic Interactionism 11.   Social Exchange Theory and Network Analysis 12.   Ethnomethodology and Phenomenology 13.   Feminist Theory 14.   Critical Theory 15.   Modern and Postmodern Theories Part III  Consistent and Significant Themes in Sociological Theory 16.   Five Centuries of Social Theory
Summary: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and Application, 1/e, is the most comprehensive, informative social theory book on the market. The title covers multiple schools of thought and applies their ideas to society today. Readers will learn the origins of social theory and understand the role of myriad social revolutions that shaped the course of societies around the world.
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Includes bibliography (p. 422-446) and index.

Part I The Classical Period of Sociological Theory

1.     The Early Roots of Sociological Theory

2.     Karl Marx

3.     Emile Durkheim

4.     Georg Simmel

5.     Max Weber

6.     Contributions from Women to Classical Social Theory

7.     George Herbert Mead

Part II  The Contemporary Period of Sociological Theory

8.     Structural Functionalism and Neofunctionalism

9.     Conflict Theory

10.   Symbolic Interactionism

11.   Social Exchange Theory and Network Analysis

12.   Ethnomethodology and Phenomenology

13.   Feminist Theory

14.   Critical Theory

15.   Modern and Postmodern Theories

Part III  Consistent and Significant Themes in Sociological Theory

16.   Five Centuries of Social Theory

Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and Application, 1/e, is the most comprehensive, informative social theory book on the market. The title covers multiple schools of thought and applies their ideas to society today. Readers will learn the origins of social theory and understand the role of myriad social revolutions that shaped the course of societies around the world.

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