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List of Illustrations and Photos | |
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List of Figures and Tables | |
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About the Authors | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is Sociological Theory? | |
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Why Read Original Works? | |
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Who Are Sociology's Core Theorists? | |
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How Can We Navigate Sociological Theory? | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Karl Marx | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Significant Others--Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929): The Leisure Class and Conspicuous Consumption | |
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Marx's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Significant Others--Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937): Hegemony and the Ruling Ideas | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to The German Ideology | |
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From The German Ideology (1845-1846) | |
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Introduction to Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 | |
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From Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 | |
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Introduction to The Communist Manifesto | |
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From The Communist Manifesto (1848) | |
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Introduction to Capital | |
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From Capital (1867) | |
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Introduction to Friedrich Engels's The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State | |
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From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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�mile Durkheim | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Significant Others--Auguste Comte (1798-1857): The Father of "Social Physics" | |
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Significant Others--Herbert Spencer (1820-1903): Survival of the Fittest | |
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Durkheim's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to The Division of Labor in Society | |
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From The Division of Labor in Society (1893) | |
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Introduction to The Rules of Sociological Method | |
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From The Rules of Sociological Method (1895) | |
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Introduction to Suicide: A Study in Sociology | |
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From Suicide: A Study in Sociology (1897) | |
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Introduction to The Elementary Forms of Religious Life | |
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From The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Max Weber | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Significant Others--Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900): Is God Dead? | |
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Significant Others--Robert Michels (1876-1936): The Iron Law of Oligarchy | |
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Weber's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | |
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From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904) | |
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Introduction to "The Social Psychology of the World Religions" | |
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From "The Social Psychology of the World Religions" (1915) | |
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Introduction to "The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party" | |
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"The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party" (1925) | |
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Introduction to "The Types of Legitimate Domination" | |
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From "The Types of Legitimate Domination" (1925) | |
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Introduction to "Bureaucracy" | |
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From "Bureaucracy" (1925) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Significant Others--Harriet Martineau (1802-76): The First Woman Sociologist | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Gilman's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to "The Yellow Wallpaper" | |
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892) | |
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"Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" | |
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Introduction to Women and Economics | |
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From Women and Economics (1898) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Georg Simmel | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Significant Others--Ferdinand T�nnies (1855-1936): Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft | |
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Simmel's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to "Exchange" | |
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From "Exchange," From The Philosophy of Money (1907) | |
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Introduction to "Conflict" | |
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From "Conflict," From Sociology (1908) | |
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Introduction to "Sociability" | |
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From "Sociability" (1910) | |
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Introduction to "The Stranger" | |
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From "The Stranger," From Sociology (1908) | |
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Introduction to "Fashion" | |
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From "Fashion" (1904) | |
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Introduction to "The Metropolis and Mental Life" | |
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From "The Metropolis and Mental Life" (1903) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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W. E. B. Du Bois | |
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Significant Others--Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964): A Voice From the South | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Du Bois's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to The Philadelphia Negro | |
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From The Philadelphia Negro (1899) | |
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Introduction to The Souls of Black Folk | |
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From The Souls of Black Folk (1903) | |
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Introduction to "The Souls of White Folk" | |
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From "The Souls of White Folk," From Darkwater (1920) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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George Herbert Mead | |
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A Biographical Sketch | |
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Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas | |
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Significant Others--Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929): The "Looking-Glass Self" | |
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Significant Others--William James (1842-1910): Consciousness and the Self | |
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Mead's Theoretical Orientation | |
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Readings | |
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Introduction to "Mind" | |
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From "Mind," From Mind, Self, and Society (1934) | |
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Introduction to "Self" | |
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From "Self," From Mind, Self, and Society (1934) | |
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Introduction to "Society" | |
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From "Society," From Mind, Self, and Society (1934) | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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References | |
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Photo Credits | |
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Index | |