Key Sociological Thinkers
3rd Edition
Published on 2. August 2017
Book
Hardback
XXVI, 478 pages
978-1-137-61120-8 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of this popular and established core textbook provides an invaluable guide to 24 of the most influential thinkers in Sociology. Written by leading academics in the field, Key Sociological Thinkers provides a clear and contextualised introduction to classical and contemporary theory. Each chapter offers an insightful assessment of a different theorist, exploring their lives, works and legacies, and in a much-valued 'Seeing Things Differently' section authors demonstrate how each thinker's ideas can be used to illuminate aspects of social life in new ways.
With frameworks for deep learning around group discussion, this continues be an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate modules on Sociological and Social Theory.
Reviews / Votes
A text with the conceptual and pedagogical qualities of Key Sociological Thinkers comes around only once every academic generation, presenting ideas in a way that aids students in developing theoretical literacy and including exercises to help apply theory to real-world cases. * Javier Trevino, Wheaton College, USA *More details
Edition
3rd ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
916 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-61120-8 (9781137611208)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-93166-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Rob Stones
Key Sociological Thinkers
E-Book
09/2017
3rd Edition
Red Globe Press
€84.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
11/2007
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€93.08
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Persons
Rob Stones is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University. He has a broad interest in social, sociological and political theory, their application in empirical research, and their importance to serious reflection on public issues. He has pioneered the version of structuration theory known as strong structuration theory (SST), designed to guide empirical case study research and adopted in diverse areas. His books include Sociological Reasoning (1996), Structuration Theory (2005), and Why Current Affairs Needs Social Theory (2015). He is the editor of two book series with Palgrave Macmillan, Themes in Social Theory and Traditions in Social Theory.
Content
Introduction; Rob Stones.- PART I .- 1. Karl Marx; Bob Jessop.- After Marx: Culture and Politics in 20th and 21st Century Marxism: Antonio Gramsci & Ernesto Laclau.- 2. Max Weber; Lawrence Scaff .- 3. Emile Durkheim; Edward Tiryakian.- 4. Georg Simmel; Patrick Watier .- 5. W.E.B. DuBois; Reiland Rabaka.- 6. G.H Mead; Filipe Carreira da Silva.- 7. Talcott Parsons; Robert Holton.- PART II .- 8. Robert K. Merton; Piotr Sztompka.- After Merton: Structural Thinking in the 21st Century: Ulrich Beck.- 9. Norbert Elias; Jason Hughes .- 10. Erving Goffman; Susie Scott.- 11. Harold Garfinkel; John Heritage .- 12. Louis Althusser; Ted Benton .- After Althusser: State Theory: Nicos Poulantzas & Bob Jessop.- 13. Jurgen Habermas; William Outhwaite.- After Habermas: Critical Theory and Recognition: Nancy Fraser & Axel Honneth.- 14. Pierre Bourdieu; Derek Robbins.- After Bourdieu: Adding Morals and Emotions to Habitus: Andrew Sayer.- 15. Michel Foucault; Lawrence Barth.- PART III .- 16. Dorothy Smith; Karin Widerberg.- 17. Stuart Hall; Michèle Barrett.- 18. Nancy Chodorow; Karin Martin.- Before and After Chodorow: Fruitful Dialectics in Feminist Thought: Simone de Beauvoir & Carol Gilligan.- 19. Anthony Giddens; Craig Browne.- After Giddens: Social and System Integration: Nicos Mouzelis.- 20. Michael Mann; Ralph Schroeder.- Before Mann: The Tradition of Historical Sociology: Barrington Moore & Theda Skocpol.- 22. Zygmunt Bauman; Tony Blackshaw.- 16. Arlie Hochschild; Simon Williams.- 23. Bruno Latour; Steve Matthewman.- 24. Jeffrey Alexander; Jason Mast