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Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World / Edition 4 available in Paperback, eBook
Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World / Edition 4
by Kenneth Allan, Sarah Daynes
Kenneth Allan
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- 1483356698
- ISBN-13:
- 9781483356693
- Pub. Date:
- 10/27/2016
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- ISBN-10:
- 1483356698
- ISBN-13:
- 9781483356693
- Pub. Date:
- 10/27/2016
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World / Edition 4
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Kenneth Allan
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Overview
Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy. With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book examines the works and intellectual contributions of major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.
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ISBN-13: | 9781483356693 |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication date: | 10/27/2016 |
Edition description: | Fourth Edition |
Pages: | 368 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Kenneth Allan received his Ph D in sociology from the University of California, Riverside (1995), and is currently professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Before moving to UNCG, he directed the Teaching Assistant Development Program at the University of California, Riverside, and coedited Training Teaching Assistants, 2nd Edition (1997), published by the American Sociological Association. In addition to teaching classical and contemporary theory at UNCG, Allan also supervised UNCG’s sociology i School program, which offered online introduction to sociology classes to high school students across North Carolina, has designed several online courses for both the college and department, and has regularly taught graduate pedagogy courses. Allan’s research areas include theory, culture, and the self. He has authored several works in the area of theory, including multiple textbooks covering classical and contemporary theory, as well as The Meaning of Culture: Moving the Postmodern Critique Forward, and A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship. His current projects include a social history of American individualism, a sociological analysis of consciousness and self, as well as a novel based in early 20th century American life.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginning to See: A Sociological CoreThe Making of Modernity and the Modern Way of KnowingInstitutions of ModernityThe Birth of Sociology: August ComteComte’s PositivismThe Evolution of KnowledgeTheoryAdvantages and Goals of PositivismSeeing SocietySociological MethodsPracticing Theory—A SummaryBuilding Your Theory Toolbox2. Seeing Society for the First Time: Herbert SpencerTheorist’s DigestThe Sociological Imagination of Herbert SpencerSpencer’s LifeSpencer’s Social WorldSpencer’s Sociological Imagination: FunctionalismConcepts and Theory: Social EvolutionThe Social SystemSystem NeedsDifferentiation and SpecializationTypes of SocietyRegulatory ComplexityIndustrial and MilitaristicConcepts and Theory: Social InstitutionsDomestic InstitutionsCeremonial InstitutionsEcclesiastical InstitutionsThinking About Modernity and PostmodernityDefining PostmodernityReligion: A Postmodern Case in PointSummaryBuilding Your Theory Toolbox3. Class Inequality: Karl MarxTheorist’s DigestThe Sociological Imagination of Karl MarxMarx’s LifeMarx’s Social WorldMarx’s Intellectual WorldGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelLudwig Andreas von FeuerbachAdam SmithMarx’s Sociological Imagination: Critical Conflict TheoryHuman NatureHistory—The Material DialecticConcepts and Theory: The Contradictions of CapitalismValue and ExploitationIndustrialization, Markets, and CommodificationConcepts and Theory: Class RevolutionClass and Class StructureOverproductionConcepts and Theory: The Problem of Ideology and ConsciousnessAlienation, Private Property, and Commodity FetishFalse Consciousness and ReligionClass ConsciousnessThinking About Modernity and PostmodernityMachines of Production and ConsciousnessMachines of Reproduction and Schizophrenic CultureSummaryBuilding Your Theory Toolbox4. Diversity and Social Solidarity: Émile DurkheimTheorist’s DigestThe Sociological Imagination of Émile DurkheimDurkheim’s LifeDurkheim’s Social WorldDurkheim’s Intellectual WorldMontesquieuJean-Jacques RousseauDurkheim’s Contribution to FunctionalismDurkheim’s Sociological Imagination: Cultural SociologyConcepts and Theory: Primal SocietyDefining ReligionCreating a Sacred WorldConcepts and Theory: Social Diversity and Moral ConsensusMechanical and Organic SolidarityThe Division of LaborThe Problem With Modern SocietyOrganic Solidarity and Social PathologyConcepts and Theory: IndividualismSuicideThe Cult of the IndividualThinking About Modernity and PostmodernityGrand Narratives, Doubt, and Civil ReligionSummaryBuilding Your Theory Toolbox5. Rationality and Organization: Max WeberTheorist’s DigestThe Sociological Imagination of Max WeberWeber’s LifeWeber’s Social WorldWeber’s Intellectual WorldThe Problems of Values and MeaningSpecific Methods: Ideal TypesSpecific Methods: VerstehenWeber’s Sociological ImaginationConcepts and Theory: The Process of RationalizationTypes of Social ActionConcepts and Theory: The Evolution of ReligionFrom Magic to ReligionFrom Polytheism to Ethical MonotheismConcepts and Theory: The Rise of CapitalismThe Religious Culture of CapitalismStructural Influences on CapitalismConcepts and Theory: Class, Authority, and Social ChangeClassStatus and PartyCrosscutting StratificationAuthority and Social ChangeConcepts and Theory: Rational-Legal OrganizationIdeal-Type BureaucraciesEffects of Bureaucratic OrganizationThinking About Modernity and PostmodernitySummaryBuilding Your Theory ToolboxINTRODUCTION: ANOTHER SOCIOLOGICAL CORE6. The Modern Person: George Herbert Mead and Georg SimmelGeorge Herbert Mead—Symbolic InteractionTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: Truth, Meaning, and ActionPragmatic TruthHuman ActionConcepts and Theory: Meaning and InteractionSymbolic InteractionConcepts and Theory: Making YourselfThe MindStages of Role TakingSelf and SocietyThe I and the MeSummaryGeorg Simmel—Formal SociologyTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: The Individual in SocietySubjective and Objective CulturesConcepts and Theory: The Self in the CityThe Division of LaborMoney and MarketsSocial Networks: Rational Versus Organic Group MembershipSummaryThinking About Modernity and PostmodernitySimulacrum and HyperrealityReflexivity and the Fragmenting of the SelfFusing the I and the MeBuilding Your Theory Toolbox7. Seeing Gender: Harriett Martineau and Charlotte Perkins GilmanWaves of FeminismHarriet Martineau—Gender and DemocracyTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: Observing SocietyMorals and MannersPreparing the ObserverSafeguarding ObservationsConcepts and Theory: Gender and DemocracyGender and FamilyThe Cultural Logic of GenderWorkforce ParticipationConcepts and Theory: Religion, Education, and DemocracyReligious FormsReligious Forms and DemocracyConditions of ReligionEducation and FreedomSummaryCharlotte Perkins Gilman—The Evolution of GenderTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: Critical Evolution TheoryFunctional EvolutionAdding MarxGynaecocentric TheoryConcepts and Theory: Dynamics of Social EvolutionMorbid Excess in Sex DistinctionSexuo-Economic EffectsSummaryBuilding Your Theory Toolbox8. Seeing Race: Frederick Douglass and W. E. B. Du BoisRace LiteratureFrederick Douglass—The American Discourse of RaceTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: The Discourse of SlaveryRace as OtherDemocracy and UniversalismSummaryW. E. B. Du Bois—The Culture of RaceTheorist’s DigestConcepts and Theory: The Experience of Oppression and Critical KnowledgeStandpoint of the OppressedConcepts and Theory: Cultural OppressionExclusion From HistoryRepresentationStereotypes and Slippery SlopesDouble ConsciousnessConcepts and Theory: The Dark Nations and World CapitalismThe Need for ColorSummaryGender and Race: Thinking About Modernity and PostmodernityModernity and IdentityThe Postmodern TwistBuilding Your Theory Toolbox9. Seeing Ahead: Defining Moments in Twentieth Century Theory: Talcott Parsons and the Frankfurt SchoolTalcott Parsons: Defining SociologyParsons’s Vision for the Social SciencesParsons’s Theoretical ProjectParsons and the Problem of Social OrderVoluntaristic ActionPatterning Voluntaristic ActionThe Frankfurt School: Critiquing ModernityHistorical RootsThe Problem with Positivism: Max Horkheimer and Theodor AdornoAn Analysis of Art and CultureBuilding Your Theory ToolboxReferencesIndexAbout the AuthorsFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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