Classical Theory and Modern Studies
Introduction to Sociological TheoryMark Abrahamson
Aug 2009, Paperback, 208 pagesISBN13: 9780132192910
ISBN10: 0132192918
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Classical Theory and Modern Studies discusses the ideas and insights of major figures in the classical period of sociological theory, and explores their continuing relevance to contemporary sociology.
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IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Harriet Martineau
Chapter Three: Karl Marx (1): Philosophical Analyses
Chapter Four: Karl Marx (2): Economic Analyses
Chapter Five: Max Weber (1): Conceptual Approach
Chapter Six: Max Weber (2): On Social Organization
Chapter Seven: Emile Durkheim (1): Division Of Labor And Elementary Religion
Chapter Eight: Emile Durkheim (2): Rules And Suicide
Chapter Nine: Georg Simmel
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter One: Introduction
Modernization
Post-Modern Relevance
The Supporting Cast
Endnotes
Chapter Two: Harriet Martineau
Biography
American Society
How To Observe
Research Box 2-1: The Meaning Of Cell Phone Use Among
Poor Jamaicans
In The Sick Room
On Women
Research Box 2-2: Education And The Gender Gap In Income
Marriage And Divorce
Endnotes
Chapter Three: Karl Marx (1): Philosophical Analyses
Biography
Hegel And The Dialectic
Religion
Alienation And Private Property
Research Box 3-1: Alienation Among Service Workers
Social Classes
The Proletariat Revolution
Research Box 3-2: Social Class And Class Consciousness
The Failure Of Soviet Communism
Endnotes
Chapter Four: Karl Marx (2): Economic Analyses
Base And Superstructure
The Value Of Commodities
The Circulation Of Commodities
The Fetishism Of Commodities
The Commodification Thesis
Research Box 4-1: Commodities And Identities
The Accumulation Of Capital
The Army Of The Unemployed
Research Box 4-2: Unemployment And Pretrial Incarceration
Purchasing Labor Power
Surplus Value And Surplus Profit
Crisis And Revolution
Endnotes
Chapter Five: Max Weber (1): Conceptual Approach
Biography
Understanding Social Action
Ideal Types
Value Free
Legitimacy And Validity
Research Box 5-1: Legitimacy And Permanence Among Hospitals
Types Of Legitimacy
Research Box 5-2: Charismatic Leadership During Crises
Rationality
Rational-Legal Bureaucracy
Endnotes
Chapter Six: Max Weber (2): On Social Organization
The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism
Research Box 6-1: Are Protestants’ And Catholics’ Community
Ties Still Different?
The Decline Of Households
City Life
Research Box 6-2: City Size, Culture And Helping Strangers
Stratification
Research Box 6-3: The Different Effects Of Class And Status
Endnotes
Chapter Seven: Emile Durkheim (1): Division Of Labor And
Elementary Religion
Biography
The Division Of Labor
Solidarity And The Collective Conscience
Research Box 7-1: The Threat Of Physical Harm As A Deterrent
To Crime
Economic Hegemony
Research Box 7-2: Family Inheritance Patterns
Anomie
Elementary Religion
Sacred And Profane
Research Box 7-3: The Profane Body And The Sacred Soul
Collective Representations
Collective Effervescence
Social Emergence
Endnotes
Chapter Eight: Emile Durkheim (2): Rules And Suicide
How To Observe
Defining Social Facts
Explaining Social Facts
Research Box 8-1: The Function Of Keeping Women Out Of War
Functional Integration
Defining Suicide As A Social Fact
Research Box 8-2: Social Integration And The Suicide Rate
Social Fact Or Social Construction?
Marital Status And Gender
Types Of Suicide
Endnotes
Chapter Nine: Georg Simmel
Biography
Sociology As The Study Of Form
Research Box 9-1: To Separate Others Or To Unite Them
The Stranger
Research Box 9-2: The Targets Of Hate Groups As Strangers
Webs Of Affiliation
Secrecy
Research Box 9-3: Women In Secret, Sexual Relationships
Money
Endnotes
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Shows how the backgrounds of contemporary sociology can be traced to the ideas of a group of theorists working between 1840 and 1920.
- Devotes whole chapters to five major figures: Martineau, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Simmel.
- Also includes an opening chapter on a “supporting cast” of theorists who strongly exerted an influence in the classical period.
- Focuses more on the ideas of the classical theorists as expressed in their original writings, as opposed to their biographies and historical circumstances.
Explores the connections between the classical theorists and the work of contemporary researchers and scholars.
- Research boxes in each chapter describe contemporary studies related to the theory being discussed.
- Discusses natural experiments, participant observation and secondary data analysis in an accessible manner, describing methods of data collection and analysis as non-technically as possible.
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