
Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Seeing the Social World
Kenneth Allan(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 21. June 2012
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Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4129-9243-5 (ISBN)
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"An excellent introduction to the classical tradition in sociology - comprehensive yet accessible for new undergradate students. I particularly like the boxes containing definitions of key concepts and the further resources to support student learning."
- Dr Serena Bufton, School of Social Science & Law, Sheffield Hallam University
Written in a praised conversational tone with personal examples and bolstered with helpful pedagogical tools, Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World introduces readers to the major classical theorists: Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Martineau Gilman, Du Bois, and Parsons.
These theorists were chosen for diversity as well as utility in introducing students to classical theory. Author Kenneth Allan focuses on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlights modernity and postmodernity to help readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.
- Dr Serena Bufton, School of Social Science & Law, Sheffield Hallam University
Written in a praised conversational tone with personal examples and bolstered with helpful pedagogical tools, Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World introduces readers to the major classical theorists: Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Martineau Gilman, Du Bois, and Parsons.
These theorists were chosen for diversity as well as utility in introducing students to classical theory. Author Kenneth Allan focuses on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlights modernity and postmodernity to help readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-9243-5 (9781412992435)
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Person
Kenneth Allan received his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Riverside (1995), and is currently professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Before moving to UNCG, he directed the Teaching Assistant Development Program at the University of California, Riverside, and coedited Training Teaching Assistants, 2nd Edition (1997), published by the American Sociological Association. In addition to teaching classical and contemporary theory at UNCG, Allan also supervised UNCG's sociology iSchool program, which offered online introduction to sociology classes to high school students across North Carolina, has designed several online courses for both the college and department, and has regularly taught graduate pedagogy courses. Allan's research areas include theory, culture, and the self. He has authored several works in the area of theory, including multiple textbooks covering classical and contemporary theory, as well as The Meaning of Culture: Moving the Postmodern Critique Forward, and A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship. His current projects include a social history of American individualism, a sociological analysis of consciousness and self, as well as a novel based in early 20th century American life.
Content
Preface
1. Beginning to See: A Sociological Core
2. Seeing Society for the First Time: Herbert Spencer
3. Class Inequality: Karl Marx
4. Diversity and Social Solidarity: Emile Durkheim
5. Rationality and Organization: Max Weber
Introduction: Another Sociological Core
6. The Modern Person: George Herbert Mead and Georg Simmel
7. Seeing Gender: Harriett Martineau and Charlotte Perkins Gilman
8. Seeing Race: Frederick Douglass and W. E. B. Du Bois
9. Seeing Ahead: Defining Moments in Twentieth Century Theory: Talcott Parsons and the Frankfurt School
References
Photo Credits
Index
About the Author
1. Beginning to See: A Sociological Core
2. Seeing Society for the First Time: Herbert Spencer
3. Class Inequality: Karl Marx
4. Diversity and Social Solidarity: Emile Durkheim
5. Rationality and Organization: Max Weber
Introduction: Another Sociological Core
6. The Modern Person: George Herbert Mead and Georg Simmel
7. Seeing Gender: Harriett Martineau and Charlotte Perkins Gilman
8. Seeing Race: Frederick Douglass and W. E. B. Du Bois
9. Seeing Ahead: Defining Moments in Twentieth Century Theory: Talcott Parsons and the Frankfurt School
References
Photo Credits
Index
About the Author