Contemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories.
Segre, Sandro.
Contemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (391 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 The Neofunctionalism of Jeffrey Alexander -- 2 Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) -- 3 Ethnomethodology -- 4 Exchange Theory -- 5 Michel Foucault (1926-1984) -- 6 Anthony Giddens -- 7 Erving Goffman (1922-1982) -- 8 Jürgen Habermas -- 9 Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) -- 10 Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) -- 11 Network and Social Capital Theory -- 12 Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) -- 13 Rational Choice Theory -- 14 The Phenomenological Perspective of Alfred Schutz (1899-1959) -- 15 Structuralism in Sociology and Other Social Sciences -- 16 Symbolic Interactionism -- Index of Names -- General Index.
In this volume Sandro Segre provides a comprehensive overview of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary sociology. The perspectives are divided into four sections: Interpretative Sociology; Structuralist Sociology; Micro and Macrosociological Perspectives; and Historical and Philosophical Perspectives. An introduction to each section provides a detailed overview of the key concepts and figures who contributed to the perspectives. An analysis of their reception in the secondary literature and a balanced evaluation of each perspective derived from extant critical literature are also provided.
9780754691389
Sociology -- History.
Electronic books.
2014015622
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Contemporary Sociological Thinkers and Theories. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (391 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 The Neofunctionalism of Jeffrey Alexander -- 2 Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) -- 3 Ethnomethodology -- 4 Exchange Theory -- 5 Michel Foucault (1926-1984) -- 6 Anthony Giddens -- 7 Erving Goffman (1922-1982) -- 8 Jürgen Habermas -- 9 Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) -- 10 Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) -- 11 Network and Social Capital Theory -- 12 Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) -- 13 Rational Choice Theory -- 14 The Phenomenological Perspective of Alfred Schutz (1899-1959) -- 15 Structuralism in Sociology and Other Social Sciences -- 16 Symbolic Interactionism -- Index of Names -- General Index.
In this volume Sandro Segre provides a comprehensive overview of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary sociology. The perspectives are divided into four sections: Interpretative Sociology; Structuralist Sociology; Micro and Macrosociological Perspectives; and Historical and Philosophical Perspectives. An introduction to each section provides a detailed overview of the key concepts and figures who contributed to the perspectives. An analysis of their reception in the secondary literature and a balanced evaluation of each perspective derived from extant critical literature are also provided.
9780754691389
Sociology -- History.
Electronic books.
2014015622
301