Contemporary Sociological Theory [Paperback]

The strengths of this text are the breadth of theories covered; the integration of gender-related topics? family, work, religion; the use of substantial quotes from primary texts; the consistent inclusion of methodological issues.&I have no doubt that it will find a solid position in the field of theory texts.
--Kathleen Slobin, North Dakota State University

 

The strengths of this text are the breadth of theories covered; the integration of gender-related topics? family, work, religion; the use of substantial quotes from primary texts; the consistent inclusion of methodological issues.&I have no doubt that it will find a solid position in the field of theory texts.
--Kathleen Slobin, North Dakota State University

 

"The strengths of this text are the breadth of theories covered; the integration of gender-related topics¾family, work, religion; the use of substantial quotes from primary texts; the consistent inclusion of methodological issues.&I have no doubt that it will find a solid position in the field of theory texts."

Preface
A Note to Students
1. Introduction to Contemporary Sociological Theory
Nineteenth-Century Sociological Theory
Dominant Theories and Ideologies
Radical Theory and Ideology
Early-Twentieth-Century Sociological Theory
Sociological Theory by the 1930s
SECTION I. TWENTIETH-CENTURY FUNCTIONALISM AND BEYOND
2. Twentieth-Century Functionalism
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Robert K. Merton (1910- )
Final Thoughts
References
3. Systems, Structuration, and Modernity
Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998)
Anthony Giddens (1938- )
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