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Sociological theory in the classical era : text and readings

Sociological theory in the Classical era is a highly-acclaimed new text which utilizes the unique and increasingly popular text/reader approach. The book presents major readings by sociology's key classical theorists, including Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, Charlotte Perkins-Gilman, Georg Simmel, W.E.B. Du Bois, and George Herbert Mead. The corresponding text written by Laura Edles and Scott Appelrouth gives students the analytical framework necessary for them to develop a more critical and gratifying understanding of the ideas advanced by these theorists. The theoretical concepts addressed in the book, while Classical, still resonate with contemporary concerns. Topics include the nature of capitalism, the basis of social solidarity of cohesion, the role of authority in social life, the benefits and dangers posed by modern bureaucracies, the dynamics of gender and racial oppression, and the nature of "self" to name but a few
Print Book, English, ©2005
Pine Forge Press, Thousand Oaks, Calif., ©2005
Aufsatzsammlung
xiv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780761928027, 0761928022
55665200
Introduction
Karl Marx
Émile Durkheim
Max Weber
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Georg Simmel
W.E.B. Du Bois
George Herbert Mead