Sociological Theory Classical Statements

by Ashley, David; Orenstein, David Michael

• ISBN13: 9780205381302
• ISBN10: 0205381308
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This comprehensive examination of classical sociological theory introduces readers to the life, times, and ideas of the figures who have had the greatest influence on the development of the field. Readers will enjoy the background information on each theorist covered in the book, including such interesting highlights as Comte's days in military school, the death of Durkheim's son in World War I, Spencer's inability to commit to marriage, and Hegel's illegitimate son. Taking a critical and reflexive approach,Sociologcal Theoryalso discusses how classical theory affects sociology today.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Ideology, History, and Classical Sociological Theory	1	(28)
The Rise of Sociology	1	(2)
Sociology as Science and as Value-Orienting Critique	3	(2)
The Institutionalization of Sociology	5	(2)
Enlightenment Philosophy and Classical Sociological Theory	7	(3)
Social Evolutionism and Classical Sociological Theory	10	(4)
Sociology and Problems of Modernity	14	(2)
France: Revolution and Collectivism	16	(2)
Germany: Disunity and Idealism	18	(1)
Italy: City-States and Machiavellianism	19	(1)
Britain: Industrialization and Utilitarianism	20	(2)
The United States: Expansion and Voluntarism	22	(1)
Non-European Anticipations of Sociology: Sun-Tzu and Ibn Khaldun	23	(2)
The Influence of Class, Race, and Gender on Classical Sociological Thought	25	(4)
The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory	29	(16)
Theory and Social Life	29	(3)
Positivism	32	(4)
Interpretive Theory	36	(2)
Critical Theory	38	(2)
Sociology and the Causality of Fate	40	(1)
Concluding Remarks	41	(4)
(Isidore) Auguste Marie Francois-Xavier Comte	45	(32)
Background	45	(8)
Ideas	53	(13)
Significance	66	(11)
(David) Emile Durkheim	77	(36)
Background	77	(9)
Ideas	86	(12)
Significance	98	(15)
Herbert Spencer	113	(40)
Background	113	(12)
Ideas	125	(16)
Significance	141	(12)
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel	153	(32)
Background	153	(9)
Ideas	162	(10)
Significance	172	(13)
Karl Marx	185	(36)
Background	185	(10)
Ideas	195	(13)
Significance	208	(13)
Max Weber	221	(38)
Background	221	(11)
Ideas	232	(13)
Significance	245	(14)
Georg Simmel	259	(30)
Background	259	(8)
Ideas	267	(12)
Significance	279	(10)
Sigmund Freud	289	(32)
Background	289	(8)
Ideas	297	(10)
Significance	307	(14)
Vilfredo Pareto	321	(30)
Background	321	(8)
Ideas	329	(12)
Significance	341	(10)
Thorstein Bunde Veblen	351	(36)
Background	351	(8)
Ideas	359	(12)
Significance	371	(16)
George Herbert Mead	387	(40)
Background	387	(13)
Ideas	400	(14)
Significance	414	(13)
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche	427	(38)
Background	427	(10)
Ideas	437	(11)
Significance	448	(17)
The Paradoxical Failure of Classical Sociological Theory: A Concluding Essay	465	(16)
Classical Sociological Theory: The Heritage	465	(2)
The Contemporary Appropriation of Classical Theory	467	(2)
Classical Sociological Theory and Contemporary Academic Sociology	469	(7)
Sociology and Postmodernity	476	(3)
Concluding Remarks	479	(2)
Name Index	481