Classical Sociological Theory

by Editor: Craig Calhoun; Editor: Joseph Gerteis; Editor: James Moody; Editor: Steven Pfaff; Editor: Kathryn Schmidt; Editor: Indermohan Virk

• ISBN13: 9780631213482
• ISBN10: 0631213481
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The volume begins with the precursors who developed the modern idea of society - Marx, Durkheim, and Weber - and continues with the early sociologists whose works were powerfully influential - Mead, Simmel, Freud, and Du Bois. The book concludes with the major works and theoretical perspectives of the mid-twentieth century, including those of Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton.As a whole, the Reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate. Editorial introductions put the readings into historical and intellectual perspective, making this an authoritative and compact survey of the most representative works of classical social theory. Classical Sociological Theory, in conjunction with its complement, Contemporary Sociological Theory, offers readers a complete overview of sociological theory.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(18)
Part I The Sociological Theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Introduction to Part I	19	(7)
A: Alienation and Historical Materialism
Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy, of Law	26	(8)
Karl Marx
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844	34	(10)
Karl Marx
B: Capitalism and Commodities
Commodities	44	(16)
Karl Marx
The General Formula for Capital	60	(6)
Karl Marx
Division of Labour and Manufacture	66	(4)
Karl Marx
The So-Called Primitive Accumulation	70	(5)
Karl Marx
Classes	75	(1)
Karl Marx
C: History and Class Struggle
Manifesto of the Communist Party	76	(15)
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte	91	(12)
Karl Marx
Part II The Sociological Theory of Emile Durkheim
Introduction to Part II
A: Society and Social Facts	103	(310)
The Rules of Sociological Method	109	(19)
Emile Durkheim
B: Solidarity and Modern Life
The Division of Labor in Society	128	(22)
Emile Durkheim
C: Origins of Collective Conscience
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life	150	(21)
Emile Durkheim
Part III The Sociological Theory of Max Weber
Introduction to Part III	165	(6)
A: Method of Social Science
``Objectivity'' in Social Science	171	(7)
Max Weber
Basic Sociological Terms	178	(10)
Max Weber
B: Religion and Rationality
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism	188	(18)
Max Weber
C: Bureaucracy and Politics
The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party	206	(9)
Max Weber
The Types of Legitimate Domination	215	(8)
Max Weber
Bureaucracy	223	(17)
Max Weber
Part IV Self and Society in Sociological Theory
Introduction to Part IV	235	(5)
A: George Herbert Mead
The Self	240	(13)
George Herbert Mead
B: Georg Simmel
The Stranger	253	(5)
Georg Simmel
Group Expansion and the Development of Individuality	258	(15)
Georg Simmel
C: Sigmund Freud
Civilization and its Discontents	273	(8)
Sigmund Freud
D: W. E. B. Du Bois
The Souls of Black Folk	281	(12)
W. E. B. Du Bois
Part V Knowledge and Critical Theory
Introduction to Part V	289	(4)
A: Karl Mannheim
Ideology and Utopia	293	(11)
Karl Mannheim
B: Max Horkheimer
Traditional and Critical Theory	304	(15)
Max Horkheimer
C: Theodor Adorno
Cultural Criticism and Society	319	(12)
Theodor Adorno
D: Herbert Marcuse
One Dimensional Man	331	(16)
Herbert Marcuse
Part VI Structural-Functional Analysis
Introduction to Part VI	341	(6)
A: Talcott Parsons
The Structure of Social Action	347	(12)
Talcott Parsons
The Position of Sociological Theory	359	(7)
Talcott Parsons
An Outline of the Social System	366	(20)
Talcott Parsons
B: Robert K. Merton
On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range	386	(12)
Robert K. Merton
Manifest and Latent Functions	398	(7)
Robert K. Merton
The Bearing of Empirical Research on Sociological Theory	405	(8)
Robert K. Merton
Index	413