Promise of Sociology The Classical Tradition and Contemporary Sociological Thinking

Name: Promise of Sociology The Classical Tradition and Contemporary Sociological Thinking
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ISBN: 9781442601871

ISBN-10: 1442601876

ISBN-13: 9781442601871

Edition: 2010

Authors: Rob Beamish

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"Creative, rigorous, entertaining, and thoughtful... this text will successfully engage students to think about what they are reading, how that relates to their life, and how it might enrich their worldview." - Neil Guppy, UBC

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 8/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Why Think Sociologically?


The Millennials, Knowledge, and Culture


The Sociological Imagination: Beyond ï¿½Everyday Stocks of Knowledgeï¿½


The Classical Tradition


Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations


Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity


From Descartes to Durkheim: Towards a Science of Society


Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts


Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action


The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World


Sociology and Contemporary Culture


The Fear of Mass Culture


The Dialectics of Popular Culture


The Promise of Sociology


Bibliography


Index