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This text provides an overview of the schools of modern sociological thought. It focuses on topics such as the history of sociological theory, modern sociological theory and recent integrative developments.
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George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland where he has also been a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and won a Teaching Excellence Award. He was awarded the 2000 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association. He has served as Chair of two Sections of the American Sociological Association- Organizations and Occupations and Theoretical Sociology. In addition to The McDonaldization of Society (1993, 1996, 2000; translated into a dozen languages), his other efforts to apply social theory to the everyday realms of the economy and consumption include Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (1995), The McDonaldization Thesis: Explorations and Extensions (1998), and Enchanting a Disenchanted World: Revolutionizing the Means of Consumption (1999). At the other end of the spectrum, his contributions to metatheorizing include Sociology: A Multiple Paradigm Science (1975), Toward an Integrated Sociological Paradigm (1981), and Metatheorizing in Sociology (1991). He has recently edited The Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists (2000), as well as The Handbook of Social Theory (with Barry Smart), and is co-founding editor (with Don Slater) of the Journal of Consumer Culture. In 2001 Sage of England published two volumes of his collected works- Explorations in Social Theory: From Metatheorizing to Rationalization and Explorations in the Sociology of Consumption: Fast Food Restaurants, Credit Cards and Casinos. Among his forthcoming works are the Handbook of International Social Problems and the two-volume Encyclopedia of Social Theory. His next original book, The Globalization of Nothing: So Many Making So Much of So Little will be published in 2003. In 2002 McGraw-Hill published Ritzer’s Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics.
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- PublisherMcGraw Hill Education India
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 9352601696
- ISBN 13 9789352601691
- BindingHardcover
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. I. Introduction to Sociological Theory: 1. A historical sketch of sociological theory: the early years 1. 2. A historical sketch of sociological theory: the later years. II. Modern sociological theory: The major schools: 3. Structural functionalism, neofunctionalism, and conflict theory. 4. Varieties of neo-marxism theory. 5. Systems theory. 6. Symbolic interactionism. 7. Ethnomethodology. 8. Exchange, network, and rational choice theories. 9. Modern feminist theory. III. Recent integrative developments in sociological theory: 10. Micro-marco and agency-structure integration. IV. From modern to postmodern social theory (and beyond). 11. Contemporary theories of modernity. 12. Globalization theory. 13. Structuralism, post-structuralism, and postmodern social theory. 14. Cutting-edge developments in contemporary theory. Appendix. References. This new edition of Modern Sociological Theory, like its six predecessors, offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary theories and theorists. As in earlier editions, in-depth discussion of theories are accompanied by informative and engaging biographical sketches of many of the most important thinkers in contemporary theory. Once again, two introductory chapters survey the early history of the field (chapter 1) and recent developments (chapter 2). These chapters provide an overview that allows students to put the work of each theorist in its historical, social, and political context. In one convenient volume, this book offers students a handy overview of much of what they need to know about contemporary sociological theory and the context in which it arose. The social world is a complex and difficult subject, and so are many of the theories about it. I have striven to make theory interesting, relevant, and as clear and accessible as possible. (jacket). Seller Inventory # 118777
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