New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory

by Berger, Joseph; Zelditch, Morris, Jr.; Blau, Peter M.; Fararo, Thomas J.; Goldstone, Jack A.; Heckathorn, Douglas D.; Heise, David R.; Jasso, Guillermina; Jepperson, Ronald L.; Lovaglia, Michael; Markovsky, Barry; Zelditch, Morris; Marwell, Gerald; McCart

• ISBN13: 9780742508682
• ISBN10: 0742508684
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-06
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book introduces some of the most influential recent sociological theories, each covered in an essay written by the theory's founder or by a leading exponent. Presented in nontechnical language, each essay reviews the key positions and supporting research; many incorporate discussion of critical or opposing positions. This unique book serves as an invaluable advanced introduction or review for graduate or upper-level students who want to gain an understanding of important theoretical advances. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Theory Programs, Teaching Theory, and Contemporary Theories	p. 3
Affect and Status	p. 15
Understanding Social Interaction with Affect Control Theory	p. 17
Expectation States Theory: An Evolving Research Program	p. 41
Norms, Exchange, and Networks	p. 77
Development of a Theory of Collective Action: From the Emergence of Norms to AIDS Prevention and the Analysis of Social Structure	p. 79
Network Exchange Theory	p. 109
Social Movements and Revolutions	p. 145
The Resource Mobilization Research Program: Progress, Challenge, and Transformation	p. 147
Recent Developments in Critical Mass Theory	p. 172
Theory Development in the Study of Revolutions	p. 194
Institutional Structures	p. 227
The Development and Application of Sociological Neoinstitutionalism	p. 229
The Selectorate Model: A Theory of Political Institutions	p. 267
Theory Construction and Theory Integration	p. 293
Theoretical Integration and Generative Structuralism	p. 295
Seven Secrets for Doing Theory	p. 317
Reflections on Careers in Theory	p. 343
Reflections on a Career as a Theorist	p. 345
The Itinerary of World-Systems Analysis; or, How to Resist Becoming a Theory	p. 358
Index	p. 377
About the Contributors	p. 391
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