Sociological Theory [Paperback]

This concise text, covers both classical and contemporary social thought. It traces the major schools of thought over the past 150 years as they appear and reappear in different chapters and looks at important new voices in social theory. The treatment of individual theories and theorists is balanced with the development of key themes and ideas about social life.

This concise text, covers both classical and contemporary social thought. It traces the major schools of thought over the past 150 years as they appear and reappear in different chapters and looks at important new voices in social theory. The treatment of individual theories and theorists is balanced with the development of key themes and ideas about social life.

I like the idea of a more inclusive sociological theory text. Its good to see the work of women and people of color integrated into this book&.As we move beyond telling the story of a fairly homogeneous academic elite, we also begin to make social theory and theorizing more accessible to our increasingly diverse students.

Put simply, although the theory instructor has the paramount responsibility of acquainting her students with major perspectives/concepts, the academic figures responsible for constructing them and the intellectual and social conditions under which they theorized, she needs a good deal of help. Adams and Sydies Sociological Theory is one of those books that provide such propa good one for that.

 

Introduction
PART ONE: THE EUROPEAN ROOTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
The Origins of Sociological Theory
Theorizing after the French Revolution - Saint-Simon, Comte and Martineau
PART TWO: CONSERVATIVE THEORIES
Evolutionism and Functionalism - Spencer and Sumner
Social Realism and Functionalism Extended - Durkheim
PART THREE: RADICAL THEORY<lÃ6