Classical Sociology.

Examines the work of key figures and institutions in the classical tradition and the agenda they provide for contemporary sociology. It analyzes theories such as those of Karl Marx and Max Weber, and then covers debates on the family, religion, the city, social stratification and citizenship.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turner, Bryan S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Sage Publications, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface: The Sociological Classics; Acknowledgements; PART I
  • CLASSICAL THEORY; 1THE CENTRAL THEMES OFSOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION; 2 MAX WEBER'S RECEPTION INTO CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY; 3 MAX WEBER AND KARL MARX; 4 MAX WEBER ON ECONOMY AND SOCIETY; 5 EMILE DURKHEIM ON CIVIL SOCIETY; 6 KARL MANNHEIM ON IDEOLOGY AND UTOPIA; 7 KARL MANNHEIM AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE; 8 GEORG SIMMEL AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF MONEY; 9 TALCOTT PARSONS ON THE SOCIAL SYSTEM; PART II
  • THE EARLY SOCIOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONS; 10 THE SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION; 11 THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE CITY.
  • 12 THE SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION13 THE SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE FAMILY; 14 THE SOCIOLOGY OF GENERATIONS (WITH RON EYERMAN); 15 THE SOCIOLOGY OF CITIZENSHIP; 16 CONCLUSION: COHERENCE AND RUPTURE IN THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY; Index.