The Emergence of Sociological Theory

Jonathan H. Turner, Leonard Beeghley, Charles H. Powers

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9781452206240
• Edition: 7
• eBook ISBN:
  9781452278865
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

This scholarly text covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830 to 1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, and Mead. The authors provide an in-depth examination of these early sociological theorists with biographical background, analysis of key works, major influences, and critical insights. They answer the question, "What do these ideas tell us about the basic forces that shape the social world?" Posing this question for each theorist adds a unique perspective to the text and distinguishes it from other sociological theory books. In addition, it also includes material on the enduring models and principles of the theorists? work that continue to inform sociological theory today.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Authors
• Preface
• 1. The Rise of Theoretical Sociology
• 2. The Origin and Context of Auguste Comte’s Sociology
• 3. The Sociology of Auguste Comte
• 4. The Origin and Context of Herbert Spencer’s Thought
• 5. The Sociology of Herbert Spencer
• 6. The Origin and Context of Karl Marx’s Thought
• 7. The Sociology of Karl Marx
• 8. The Origin and Context of Max Weber’s Thought
• 9. The Sociology of Max Weber
• 10. The Origin and Context of Georg Simmel’s Thought
• 11. The Sociology of Georg Simmel
• 12. The Origin and Context of Émile Durkheim’s Thought
• 13. The Sociology of Émile Durkheim
• 14. The Origin and Context of George Herbert Mead’s Thought
• 15. The Sociology of George Herbert Mead
• 16. The Emergence of Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives
• Author Index
• Subject Index