Key Sociological Thinkers

Stones, Rob [Editor]; Jessop, Bob [Contributor]; Browne, Craig [Contributor]; Barrett, Michele [Contributor]; Benton, Ted [Contributor]; Barth, Lawrence [Contributor]; Blackshaw, Tony [Contributor]; Silva, Filipe Carreira da [Contributor]; Heritage, John [Contributor]; Holton, Robert J. [Contributor]; Hughes, Jason [Contributor]; Martin, Karin [Contributor]; Mast, Jason L. [Contributor]; Matthewman, Steve [Contributor]; Outhwaite, William [Contributor]; Rabaka, Reiland [Contributor]; Scaff, Lawrence A. [Contributor]; Schroeder, Ralph [Contributor]; Scott, Susie [Contributor]; Sztompka, Piotr [Contributor]; Tiryakian, Edward [Contributor]; Watier, Patrick [Contributor]; Widerberg, Karin [Contributor]; Williams, Simon [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 1137332220 / ISBN 13: 9781137332226

Published by Red Globe Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Key Sociological Thinkers

Publisher: Red Globe Press

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

Edition: 3rd Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The third edition of this popular and established core textbook provides an invaluable guide to 24 of the most influential thinkers in Sociology. Written by leading academics in the field, Key Sociological Thinkers provides a clear and contextualised introduction to classical and contemporary theory. Each chapter offers an insightful assessment of a different theorist, exploring their lives, works and legacies, and in a much-valued 'Seeing Things Differently' section authors demonstrate how each thinker’s ideas can be used to illuminate aspects of social life in new ways.

With frameworks for deep learning around group discussion, this continues be an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate modules on sociological and social theory.

New to this Edition:
- Four new chapters, on Mead, Du Bois, Latour and Alexander
- Five chapters by new authors on existing key thinkers: Durkheim, Merton, Goffman, Bourdieu, and Giddens
- A major new introduction
- An updated, structured and annotated ‘Further Reading’ section for each thinker
- Extended accounts of 13 additional thinkers who have influenced, or been influenced by, the key thinkers

Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/key-sociological-3e. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

About the Author:

Rob Stones is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University. He has a broad interest in social, sociological and political theory, their application in empirical research, and their importance to serious reflection on public issues. He has pioneered the version of structuration theory known as strong structuration theory (SST), designed to guide empirical case study research and adopted in diverse areas. His books include Sociological Reasoning (1996), Structuration Theory (2005), and Why Current Affairs Needs Social Theory (2015). He is the editor of two book series with Palgrave Macmillan, Themes in Social Theory and Traditions in Social Theory.