Contemporary Sociological Theory. This volume is designed as a basic text for upper level and graduate courses in contemporary sociological theory. Most sociology programs require their majors to take at least one course in sociological theory, sometimes two. A typical breakdown is between classical and contemporary theory. In an era of social and political turmoil, these theorists asked fundamental questions about the nature of industrial society.
Their inquiries crossed the boundaries of economics, history, psychology, and religion, and continue to influence contemporary sociologists.
Theoretical perspectives on women and people of color will be added by Harriet Martineau, W. DuBois, and Marianne Weber. To link these early modernist classics with more contemporary late-modernist theory, the concluding segment focuses on central themes from Ulrich Beck, Herbert Marcuse, Jean Baudrillard, Juliet Schor, and Anthony Giddens.
The course involves careful, analytical reading of primary sources. Students who appreciate intellectual challenge and a critical understanding of society are particularly encouraged to enroll. Discussions, sometimes involving break-out groups, are based on exegesis and analysis of the readings. Study questions for the more difficult readings are included in the Resources section of the course site.
Students are expected to have completed the readings and reviewed the study questions in advance of the class. It is important to bring the relevant material to class and to discussion section meetings. From the very beginning sociology has been characterized by alternative theoretical perspectives. Classical theory includes the European founding figures of the dis- pline whose works were produced during the later half of the nineteenth century and the first couple of decades of the twentieth century plus early American th- rists.
For most of the second half of the twentieth century, a fairly high consensus has developed among American sociologists regarding these major founders, p- ticularly with regard to the works of Durkheim and Weber in analyzing the overall society and of Simmel in analyzing social interaction processes. Since the late s and early s the influence of Marx has also been recognized. Recent decades have also witnessed an increased emphasis on the important contributions of several pioneering feminist perspectives in the early years of sociology.
Author : Ruth A. Written in a conversational tone that lifts the veil of theoretical jargon, Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory introduces students to the major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Gilman, and Du Bois.
This text focuses on the individual perspective of each theorist rather than schools of thought, and uses the provocative ideas of modernity and postmodernity to help students understand how the theoretical, historical perspectives apply to their own time period.
Author : Craig Calhoun Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: Category: Social Science Page: View: Read Now » This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology from its undisciplined beginnings to its current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate. A definitive guide to the roots of sociology through a collection of key writings from the founders of the discipline Explores influential works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the substantial readings Includes a new section with new readings on the immediate "pre-history" of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville Individual reading selections are updated throughout.
Sociological Theory in the Classical Era introduces students to original major writings from sociology's key classical theorists.
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