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The Emergence of Sociological Theory

ISBN: 9781452206240 | 1452206244
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date: 11/23/2011

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SummaryTable of Contents
Now published by SAGE, this scholarly text covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830-1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, and Mead. The text provides an in-depth examination of these early sociological theorists with biographical background, analysis of key works, major influences, critical insights, and also answers the question, "What do these ideas tell us about the basic forces that shape the social world?" Posing this question for each theorist adds a unique perspective t... MORE
The Rise of Theoretical Sociology
The Enlightenment and New Ways of Thinking
Early Sociological Theory, 1830-1930
The First Masters
Conclusion
The Origin and Context of Auguste ComteâÇÖs Sociology
The Strange Biography of Auguste Comte
The Intellectual Origins of ComteâÇÖs Thought
Conclusion
The Soci... MORE
ComteâÇÖs Early Essays
ComteâÇÖs Course of Positive Philosophy
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of Herbert SpencerâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on Spencerian Sociology
The Political Economy of ¡Nineteenth-Century England
The Scientific Milieu of SpencerâÇÖs England
SpencerâÇÖs Synthetic Philosophy and the Sociology of Comte
Why Read Spencer?
The Sociology of Herbert Spencer
SpencerâÇÖs Moral Philosophy: Social Statics and Principles of Ethics
SpencerâÇÖs First Principles
SpencerâÇÖs The Study of Sociology
a Note on SpencerâÇÖs Descriptive Sociology
SpencerâÇÖs Principles of Sociology
The Analysis of Societal Institutions
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of Karl MarxâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on MarxâÇÖs Thought
G. W. F. Hegel and Karl Marx
Ludwig Feuerbach and Karl Marx
Adam Smith and Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx
The Sociology of Karl Marx
The German Ideology
The Communist Manifesto
Capital
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of Max WeberâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on WeberâÇÖs Thought
The Early Years
Karl Marx and Max Weber
The Methodenstreit and Max Weber
Wilhelm Dilthey and Max Weber
Heinrich Rickert and Max Weber
WeberâÇÖs Theoretical Synthesis
The Sociology of Max Weber
WeberâÇÖs Methodology of the Social Sciences
WeberâÇÖs Image of Social Organization
WeberâÇÖs Analysis of Domination
Weber on Capitalism and Rationalization
WeberâÇÖs Study of Religion
WeberâÇÖs Outline of the Social System
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of Georg SimmelâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on SimmelâÇÖs Thought
Intellectual Influences on SimmelâÇÖs Thought
The Enigmatic Simmel
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
SimmelâÇÖs Methodological Approach to the Study of Society
The Web of Group Affiliations
Conflict
The Philosophy of Money
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of Ãëmile DurkheimâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on DurkheimâÇÖs Thought
Charles Montesquieu and Durkheim
Jean Jacques Rousseau and Durkheim
Auguste Comte and Durkheim
Alexis de Tocqueville and Durkheim
Herbert Spencer and Durkheim
Karl Marx and Durkheim
Anticipating Durkheimian Sociology
The Sociology of Ãëmile Durkheim
The Division of Labor in Society
The Rules of the Sociological Method
Suicide
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
a Science of âÇ£MoralityâÇ 
Critical Conclusions
The Origin and Context of George Herbert MeadâÇÖs Thought
Biographical Influences on MeadâÇÖs Thought
MeadâÇÖs Synthesis of Schools of Thought
Wilhelm Wundt and Mead
William James and Mead
Charles Horton Cooley and Mead
John Dewey and Mead
MeadâÇÖs Synthesis
The Sociology of George Herbert Mead
MeadâÇÖs Broader Philosophy
Mind, Self, and Society
The Philosophy of the Act
Critical Conclusions
The Emergence of Contemporary Theoretical Perspective
Nine Theoretical Traditions and Perspectives
Conclusion
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