A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory Toward a Sociology of Citizenship [Paperback]

Organized around the discourses of modernity, democracy, and citizenship, A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship helps readers to develop skills in critical thinking and theory analysis as they explore nine central ideas of thought: modernity, society, self, religion, capitalism, power, gender, race, and globalization. Each chapter concludes with a section that discusses the craft of citizenship as it relates to the chapter content.

Organized around the discourses of modernity, democracy, and citizenship, A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship helps readers to develop skills in critical thinking and theory analysis as they explore nine central ideas of thought: modernity, society, self, religion, capitalism, power, gender, race, and globalization. Each chapter concludes with a section that discusses the craft of citizenship as it relates to the chapter content.

1. Modernity, Democracy, and the Making of a Civic Sociologist
The Making of ModernitySocial Factors and Intellectual Ideas
America and the First Sociologists
Modern Institutions
Civic Sociology and the Craft of Citizenship
The Craft of Citizenship
2. Society
The Evolution of SocietyHerbert Spencer
Culture and SocietyTalcott Parsons
The System of Civil SocietyJeffrey C. Alexander
The Craft of Citizenship
3. Self
Creating the SelfGeorge Herbert Mead
Performing the SelfErving Goffman
The Language and Reality of the SelfR. S. Perinbanayagam
The Craft of Citizenship
4. Religion
The Religious Basis of Societl³