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9780205518142

Sociological Theory : Classical Statements

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205518142

  • ISBN10:

    0205518141

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2013-01-01
  • Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

This book provides a comprehensive examination of classical sociological theory by introducing students to the life, times, and ideas of the figures who have had the greatest influence on the development of the field. Each chapter focuses on one theorist and his ideas, organized into a social and historical perspective. Students will enjoy reading the background information on each theorist covered in the book. These include 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, the text also discusses how classical theory affects sociology today.

Table of Contents

Ideology, History, and Classical Sociological Theory
The Rise of Sociology
Sociology as Science and as Value-Orienting Critique
The Institutionalization of Sociology
Enlightenment Philosophy and Classical Sociological Theory
Social Evolutionism and Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology and Problems of Modernity
France: Revolution and Collectivism
Germany: Disunity and Idealism
Italy: City-States and Machiavellianism
Britain: Industrialization and Utilitarianism
The United States: Expansion and Voluntarism
The Influence of Class, Race, and Gender on Classical Sociological Thought
The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory
Theory and Social Life
Positivism
Interpretive Theory
Critical Theory
Sociology and the Causality of Fate
Concluding Remarks
(Isidore) Auguste Marie Frantois-Xavier Comte
Background
Ideas
Significance
(David) Emile Durkheim
Background
Ideas
Significance
Herbert Spencer
Background
Ideas
Significance
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Background
Ideas
Significance
Karl Marx
Background
Ideas
Significance
Max Weber
Background
Ideas
Significance
Georg Simmel
Background
Ideas
Significance
Sigmund Freud
Background
Ideas
Significance
Vilfredo Pareto
Background
Ideas
Significance
Thorstein Bunde Veblen
Background
Ideas
Significance
George Herbert Mead
Background
Ideas
Significance
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Background
Ideas
Significance
The Paradoxical Failure of Classical Sociological Theory: A Concluding Essay
Classical Sociological Theory: The Heritage
The Contemporary Appropriation of Classical Theory
Classical Sociological Theory and Contemporary Academic Sociology
Sociology and Postmodernity
Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Classical Theory on the Web
Name Index
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