Full Description
Classical Theory and Modern Studies discusses the ideas and insights of major figures in the classical period of sociological theory, and explores their continuing relevance to contemporary sociology.
Contents
IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVEChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Harriet MartineauChapter Three: Karl Marx (1): Philosophical AnalysesChapter Four: Karl Marx (2): Economic AnalysesChapter Five: Max Weber (1): Conceptual ApproachChapter Six: Max Weber (2): On Social OrganizationChapter Seven: Emile Durkheim (1): Division Of Labor And Elementary ReligionChapter Eight: Emile Durkheim (2): Rules And SuicideChapter Nine: Georg SimmelChapter One: IntroductionModernizationPost-Modern RelevanceThe Supporting CastEndnotesChapter Two: Harriet MartineauBiographyAmerican SocietyHow To ObserveResearch Box 2-1: The Meaning Of Cell Phone Use Among Poor JamaicansIn The Sick RoomOn WomenResearch Box 2-2: Education And The Gender Gap In IncomeMarriage And DivorceEndnotesChapter Three: Karl Marx (1): Philosophical AnalysesBiographyHegel And The DialecticReligionAlienation And Private PropertyResearch Box 3-1: Alienation Among Service WorkersSocial ClassesThe Proletariat RevolutionResearch Box 3-2: Social Class And Class ConsciousnessThe Failure Of Soviet CommunismEndnotesChapter Four: Karl Marx (2): Economic AnalysesBase And SuperstructureThe Value Of CommoditiesThe Circulation Of CommoditiesThe Fetishism Of CommoditiesThe Commodification ThesisResearch Box 4-1: Commodities And IdentitiesThe Accumulation Of CapitalThe Army Of The UnemployedResearch Box 4-2: Unemployment And Pretrial IncarcerationPurchasing Labor PowerSurplus Value And Surplus ProfitCrisis And RevolutionEndnotesChapter Five: Max Weber (1): Conceptual ApproachBiographyUnderstanding Social ActionIdeal TypesValue FreeLegitimacy And ValidityResearch Box 5-1: Legitimacy And Permanence Among HospitalsTypes Of LegitimacyResearch Box 5-2: Charismatic Leadership During CrisesRationalityRational-Legal BureaucracyEndnotesChapter Six: Max Weber (2): On Social OrganizationThe Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of CapitalismResearch Box 6-1: Are Protestants' And Catholics' CommunityTies Still Different?The Decline Of HouseholdsCity LifeResearch Box 6-2: City Size, Culture And Helping StrangersStratificationResearch Box 6-3: The Different Effects Of Class And StatusEndnotesChapter Seven: Emile Durkheim (1): Division Of Labor AndElementary ReligionBiographyThe Division Of LaborSolidarity And The Collective ConscienceResearch Box 7-1: The Threat Of Physical Harm As A DeterrentTo CrimeEconomic HegemonyResearch Box 7-2: Family Inheritance PatternsAnomieElementary ReligionSacred And ProfaneResearch Box 7-3: The Profane Body And The Sacred SoulCollective RepresentationsCollective EffervescenceSocial EmergenceEndnotesChapter Eight: Emile Durkheim (2): Rules And SuicideHow To ObserveDefining Social FactsExplaining Social FactsResearch Box 8-1: The Function Of Keeping Women Out Of WarFunctional IntegrationDefining Suicide As A Social FactResearch Box 8-2: Social Integration And The Suicide RateSocial Fact Or Social Construction?Marital Status And GenderTypes Of SuicideEndnotesChapter Nine: Georg SimmelBiographySociology As The Study Of FormResearch Box 9-1: To Separate Others Or To Unite ThemThe StrangerResearch Box 9-2: The Targets Of Hate Groups As StrangersWebs Of AffiliationSecrecyResearch Box 9-3: Women In Secret, Sexual RelationshipsMoneyEndnotes