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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779214703321

Autore

Adams Bert N

Titolo

Sociological theory [[electronic resource] /] / Bert N. Adams, R.A. Sydie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c2001

ISBN

1-5063-1977-7

1-4522-3392-6

1-4522-6451-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 612, 23 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SydieR. A <1940-> (Rosalind Ann)

Disciplina

301.01

Soggetti

Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Detailed Contents; Preface; A Note to Students; Section I - The European Roots of Sociological Theory; Chapter 1 - The Origins of Sociological Theory; Chapter 2 - Theorizing After the Revolution; Section II - Conservative Theories; Chapter 3 - Evolutionism and Functionalism; Chapter 4 - Society as Sui Generis; Section III - Radical Theory; Chapter 5 - Radical Anticapitalism; Chapter 6 - Marxism Extended; Section IV - Sociological Theories of Complexity and Form; Chapter 7 - Social Action and Social Complexity; Chapter 8 - The Sociology of Form and Content

Section V - Sociological Theories of Politics and EconomicsChapter 9 - Political Sociological Theories; Chapter 10 - Economic Sociological Theories; Section VI - Other Voices in Sociological Theorizing; Chapter 11 - Society and Gender; Chapter 12 - Sociological Theory and Race; Chapter 13 - Society, Self, and Mind; Section VII - Twentieth-Century Functionalism and Beyond; Chapter 14 - Twentieth-Century Functionalism; Chapter 15 - Systems, Structuration, and Modernity; Section VIII - Criticism, Marxism, and Change; Chapter 16 - Critical Theory; Chapter 17 - Marxism Since 1930

Chapter 18 - Sociocultural Change: Evolution, World System, and RevolutionSection IX - Transitions and Challenges; Chapter 19 - Mid-Twentieth-Century Sociology; Chapter 20 - Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter 21- Rational Choice and Exchange; Chapter 22 - Feminist Sociological Theory; Chapter 23 - Knowledge,Truth, and Power;



Chapter 24 - Final Thoughts on Sociological Theory; Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Providing a concise and comprehensive introduction to both classical and contemporary social thought, this volume makes social theory and social theorists accessible and meaningful.