The promise of sociology : classical approaches to contemporary society / / Rob Beamish
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| Autore: |
Beamish Rob
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| Titolo: |
The promise of sociology : classical approaches to contemporary society / / Rob Beamish
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| Pubblicazione: | North York, Ontario ; ; Tonawanda, New York : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 301 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sociology |
| Sociology - Philosophy | |
| Popular culture | |
| Sociologie | |
| Sociologie - Philosophie | |
| Culture populaire | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Textbooks. |
| Electronic books. | |
| Classificazione: | cci1icc |
| coll13 | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface ; Introduction ; Part One Why Think Sociologically?; Chapter 1 Visions and Profiles of Students Today ; Chapter 2 Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology ; Chapter 3 The Light of Reason: Higher Education's Challenges; Part Two The Classical Tradition ; Chapter 4 Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations; Chapter 5 Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity ; Chapter 6 From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society ; Chapter 7 Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts. |
| Chapter 8 Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action Chapter 9 The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World; Part Three Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture; Chapter 10 Culture and Critique ; Chapter 11 The Dialectics of Popular Culture ; Chapter 12 Rock 'n' Roll as Complex Culture ; Chapter 13 The Promise of Sociology ; Glossary of Key Terms and Names; Bibliography ; Index. | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The promise of sociology |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-3406-5 |
| 1-4426-3407-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910796525703321 |
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