Classical Sociology
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Classical Sociology

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Classical Sociology

About this book

In this book, one of the foremost sociologists of the present day, turns his gaze upon the key figures and seminal institutions in the rise of sociology. Turner examines the work of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons to produce a rich and authoritative perspective on the classical tradition. He argues that classical sociology has developed on many fronts, including debates on the family, religion, the city, social stratification, generations and citizenship. The book defends classical perspectives as a living tradition for understanding contemporary social life and demonstrates how the classical tradition produces an agenda for contemporary sociology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface: The Sociological Classics
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. PART I - CLASSICAL THEORY
  6. 1THE CENTRAL THEMES OFSOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION
  7. 2 MAX WEBER'S RECEPTION INTO CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY
  8. 3 MAX WEBER AND KARL MARX
  9. 4 MAX WEBER ON ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
  10. 5 EMILE DURKHEIM ON CIVIL SOCIETY
  11. 6 KARL MANNHEIM ON IDEOLOGY AND UTOPIA
  12. 7 KARL MANNHEIM AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
  13. 8 GEORG SIMMEL AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF MONEY
  14. 9 TALCOTT PARSONS ON THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
  15. PART II - THE EARLY SOCIOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONS
  16. 10 THE SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
  17. 11 THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE CITY
  18. 12 THE SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
  19. 13 THE SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE FAMILY
  20. 14 THE SOCIOLOGY OF GENERATIONS (WITH RON EYERMAN)
  21. 15 THE SOCIOLOGY OF CITIZENSHIP
  22. 16 CONCLUSION: COHERENCE AND RUPTURE IN THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY
  23. Index