Classical Sociological Theory (Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631213481 ISBN 13: 9780631213482

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2002

Synopsis

This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The Reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate.

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About the Author

Craig Calhoun is Professor of Sociology and History at New York University and since 1999 has been President of the Social Science Research Council. He was previously editor of Sociological Theory.

Joseph Gerteis is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

James Moody is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University.

Steven Pfaff is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington.

Kathryn Schmidt is an Instructor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa.

Indermohan Virk is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Visiting Lecturer at Indiana University.

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The volume begins with the precursors who developed the modern idea of society Marx, Durkheim, and Weber and continues with the early sociologists whose works were powerfully influential – Mead, Simmel, Freud, and Du Bois. The book concludes with the major works and theoretical perspectives of the mid–twentieth century, including those of Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton.

As a whole, the Reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate. Editorial introductions put the readings into historical and intellectual perspective, making this an authoritative and compact survey of the most representative works of classical social theory. Classical Sociological Theory, in conjunction with its complement, Contemporary Sociological Theory, offers readers a complete overview of sociological theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631213481
• ISBN 13: 9780631213482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Calhoun Craig, Gerteis Joseph, Moody James, Pfaff Steven, Schmidt Kathryn, Virk Indermohan