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Sociological Theory Classical Statements

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ISBN-10: 0205381308

ISBN-13: 9780205381302

Edition: 6th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: David Ashley, David Orenstein

List price: $179.99
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This& book provides a comprehensive examination of classical sociological theory by introducing students to the life, times, and ideas of the figures who have had the greatest influence on the development of the field. & Each chapter focuses on one theorist and his ideas, organized into a social and historical perspective. Students will enjoy reading the background information on each theorist covered in the book. These include such interesting highlights as Comte& #39; s days in military school, the death of Durkheim& #39; s son in World War I, Spencer& #39; s inability to commit to marriage, and Hegel& #39; s illegitimate son. Taking a critical and reflexive approach, the text also…    
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Book details

List price: $179.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 10/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.90" wide x 9.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Ideology, History, and Classical Sociological Theory
The Rise of Sociology
Sociology as Science and as Value-Orienting Critique
The Institutionalization of Sociology
Enlightenment Philosophy and Classical Sociological Theory
Social Evolutionism and Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology and Problems of Modernity
France: Revolution and Collectivism
Germany: Disunity and Idealism
Italy: City-States and Machiavellianism
Britain: Industrialization and Utilitarianism
The United States: Expansion and Voluntarism
The Influence of Class, Race, and Gender on Classical Sociological Thought
The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory
Theory and Social Life
Positivism
Interpretive Theory
Critical Theory
Sociology and the Causality of Fate
Concluding Remarks
(Isidore) Auguste Marie Frantois-Xavier Comte
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(David) Emile Durkheim
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Herbert Spencer
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Karl Marx
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Max Weber
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Georg Simmel
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Sigmund Freud
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Vilfredo Pareto
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Thorstein Bunde Veblen
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George Herbert Mead
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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The Paradoxical Failure of Classical Sociological Theory: A Concluding Essay
Classical Sociological Theory: The Heritage
The Contemporary Appropriation of Classical Theory
Classical Sociological Theory and Contemporary Academic Sociology
Sociology and Postmodernity
Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Classical Theory on the Web
Name Index
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