Contemporary Sociological Theory

Author : Jonathan H. Turner
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452203458
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Jonathan H. Turner and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by award-winning scholar Jonathan H Turner, this is a comprehensive, in-depth and detailed review of present-day theory in sociology.

Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470655666
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Craig Calhoun and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field, examining key topics and debates in the field. Collects the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the debates over modernity and postmodernity Includes examinations of the work of Foucault, Giddens, and Bourdieu A new section for this edition opens up the debate on power and inequality Thematically organized

Author : Doyle Paul Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387765212
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Doyle Paul Johnson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is designed as a basic text for upper level and graduate courses in contemporary sociological theory. Most sociology programs require their majors to take at least one course in sociological theory, sometimes two. A typical breakdown is between classical and contemporary theory. Theory is perhaps one of the bro- est areas of sociological inquiry and serves as a foundation or framework for more specialized study in specific substantive areas of the field. In addition, the study of sociological theory can readily be related to various aspects of other social science disciplines as well. From the very beginning sociology has been characterized by alternative theoretical perspectives. Classical theory includes the European founding figures of the dis- pline whose works were produced during the later half of the nineteenth century and the first couple of decades of the twentieth century plus early American th- rists. For most of the second half of the twentieth century, a fairly high consensus has developed among American sociologists regarding these major founders, p- ticularly with regard to the works of Durkheim and Weber in analyzing the overall society and of Simmel in analyzing social interaction processes. Since the late 1960s and early 1970s the influence of Marx has also been recognized. Recent decades have also witnessed an increased emphasis on the important contributions of several pioneering feminist perspectives in the early years of sociology.

Author : George Ritzer
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506339433
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots written by George Ritzer and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with SAGE Publishing, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, is a brief survey of sociology's major theorists and theoretical approaches, from the Classical founders to the present. With updated scholarship in the new Fifth Edition, authors George Ritzer and Jeffrey Stepnisky connect many theorists and schools of thought together under broad headings that offer students a synthesized view of sociological theory. This text is perfect for those who want an accessible overview of the entire tradition of sociological thinking, with an emphasis on the contemporary relevance of theory.

Author : Margaret M. Poloma
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Margaret M. Poloma and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1979 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan Wells
Publisher : Santa Monica, Calif. : Goodyear Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theories written by Alan Wells and published by Santa Monica, Calif. : Goodyear Publishing Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Seth Abrutyn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319322508
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Seth Abrutyn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides the hidden common threads that tie sociological inquiry together and featuring eminent scholars, it separates itself from its predecessors in substance and organization. Rather than rehashing old debates or longingly gazing at the past, this book presents sociologists with new ways of conceptualizing the organization and presentation of sociological theory. At the heart of this Handbook’s vision is the twin goals of making theory a viable enterprise by reconceptualizing how we teach theory and keeping theory closely tied to its empirical applications. Three strategies are offered: (1) Elucidating how classic issues like integration or interaction are interrogated today; (2) Presenting a coherent vision of the social levels of reality that theorists work on such as communities, groups, and the self as well as how the coherence of these levels speaks to the macro-micro link; and, (3) Theorizing the social world rather than celebrating theorists or theories; that is, one can look at how theory is used holistically to understand the constraints the social world places on our lived experience or the dynamics of social change. Hence, in the second decade of the 21st century, it has become clear that sociology is at a crossroads as the number of theorists and amount of theory available is increasingly unmanageable and unknowable by the vast majority of professionals and students. As such, this Handbook of Contemporary Sociological Theory presents the novice and the expert with the a roadmap for traversing this crossroad and building a more coherent, robust, and cumulative sociology.

Author : Peter Hazard Knapp
Publisher : HarperCollins College
ISBN 13 : 9780065012187
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One World--many Worlds written by Peter Hazard Knapp and published by HarperCollins College. This book was released on 1994 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bert N Adams
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
ISBN 13 : 0761987819
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Bert N Adams and published by Pine Forge Press. This book was released on 2002-01-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The strengths of this text are the breadth of theories covered; the integration of gender-related topics3⁄4 family, work, religion; the use of substantial quotes from primary texts; the consistent inclusion of methodological issues....I have no doubt that it will find a solid position in the field of theory texts." --Kathleen Slobin, North Dakota State University

Author : Steven Loyal
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529735823
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Sociological Theory written by Steven Loyal and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces readers to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory – from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - locating each thinker within their own social, political and historical context and helping readers use these ideas to understand the contemporary world.