Originally published in 1972, this book is an important introduction to the analytical aspects of sociology. It analyses the various strands in 20th Century sociological thought, illustrating the richness as much as the poverty of any particular approach. It explores and compares the work of Weber and Pareto on sociological analysis, stressing the vital significance of their contributions to sociological knowledge. It looks at the stimulating implications of Karl Mannheim's thought on the sociology of knowledge and finds in Mannheim the beginnings of most of the contemporary trends in sociology. It covers the fundamental assumptions of Parsonian thought and analyses the derivative character of the ideas of Robert Merton and Reinhard Bendix, along with Dahrendorf's notions on a re-orientation of sociology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Problems of sociological analysis
- 2 Weber’s ideas on the analysis of rationality and its effects on modern society
- 3 Pareto’s analysis of sentiments and tradition in society
- 4 Comparative analysis of Weber and Pareto
- 5 Mannheim and social conditioning of knowledge
- 6 Parsons’s ‘theoretical’ sociology and the solution of the problem of order in society
- 7 Merton and Bendix: generalizations of limited range and comparative study of societies
- 8 Dahrendorf: conflict as a reorientation of sociological analysis or a substitute ‘grand’ theory
- 9 Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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