The Emergence of Sociological Theory - Hardcover

Turner, Jonathan H.; Etc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 053424954X ISBN 13: 9780534249540

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Analyzing in detail the development of sociological theory from 1830 to 1930, this text covers the most important theorists of that period-Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, Pareto, and Mead. The scholars and schools that influenced these theorists are also closely examined. Coverage includes the origin of the ideas of each theorist, his basic works and contributions, and the legacy of abstract models and principles that he has provided sociological theory..Written as a complementary volume to Turners well-respected book on contemporary theory, The Structure of Sociological Theory, this text provides readers with an in-depth examination of the major theorists who shaped the first hundred years of sociology.

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Review

"Jonathan Turner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including THE EMERGENCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, which is published by Wadsworth as a companion volume to this text. Dr. Turner is also the author of well over one hundred research articles in journals and books, and has served on the editorial boards of many journals and publishers, including the University of California Press. An award-winning scholar, he has received the Faculty Research Lecturer Award at the University of California for his research on social theory."

About the Author

Jonathan Turner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UC, Riverside. He has authored dozen of articles and over thirty books, including THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, a companion volume to this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 053424954X
• ISBN 13: 9780534249540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 545