Marx, Durkheim, Weber Formations of Modern Social Thought

Name: Marx, Durkheim, Weber Formations of Modern Social Thought
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ISBN: 9780761970569

ISBN-10: 0761970568

ISBN-13: 9780761970569

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Kenneth Morrison

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`This is an excellent introduction to classical social theory. For most students it is the only book on the subject that they will need. The expositions are clear and comprehensive, outlining with almost alarming clarity ideas which many of us have to struggle' - Alan Bryman, The Management Centre, University of Leicester This is a thoroughly revised, expanded version of the best selling student text in classical social theory. The book provides an authoritative, accessible undergraduate guide to the three pivotal figures in the classical tradition. Readable and stimulating, the book explains the key ideas of these thinkers and situates them in their historical and philosophical…

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List price: $87.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 7/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Ken Morrison is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario, Canada



Introduction


The Origins and Foundations of Modern Social Theory: 1750-1920


Modern Social Theory Defined


The Central Subject Matter of Social Theory


Karl Marx


The Historical Context of Karl Marx's Work


The Shift to Materialism


The German Ideology


Marx's Economic Works: 1850-1867


Capital Vol. 1, Part A


Economic and Social Elements of Capitalism


Capital Vol. 1, Part B


The Theory of Value


Capital Vol. 1, Part C


Theory of Surplus Value


Capital Vol. 1, Part D


The Genesis of Capitalism


Theory of Alienation


Marx's theory of Alienation and the 1844 Manuscripts


Marx's Political Writings


Marx's Dialectical View of History


The Theory of Development


Emile Durkheim


The Historical Context of Emile Durkheim's Work


The Division of Labor in Society


The Rules of Sociological Method


Durkheim's Study of Suicide


The Elementary Form of the Religious Life


Max Weber


The Historical Context of Max Weber's Work


Weber's Theoretical Perspective and Fundamental themes in his Work


The theme of Capitalism in Weber's Work


Weber's Theory of Class, Status and Party


Weber's Concept of the Status Group


The Separation of Status from Class


The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism


Weber's Methodology and the Theory of Knowledge in the Social Sciences


The Theory of Legitimate Domination


Weber's Political Writings


Weber's Study of Bureaucracy