Classical Sociological Theory

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Craig Calhoun, Joseph Gerteis, James Moody, Steven Pfaff, Indermohan Virk
John Wiley & Sons, Jan 17, 2012 - Social Science - 576 pages
This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology from its undisciplined beginnings to its current influence on contemporary sociological debate. 
  • Explores influential works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton
  • Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the substantial readings
  • Includes a new section with new readings on the immediate "pre-history" of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville
  • Individual reading selections are updated throughout
 

Contents

Precursors to Sociological Theory
19
What is Enlightenment? from Immanuel Kant The Philosophy of Kant Immanuel Kant
50
The Theory of Moral Sentiments from The Theory of Moral Sentiments Adam Smith
67
The Sociological Theory of Alexis de Tocqueville
83
Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of the Americans
103
The Sociological Theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
133
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
147
Manifesto of the Communist Party from Collected Works Volume 6 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
156
Basic Sociological Terms from The Theory of Social
280
Essays in Sociology Max Weber
328
Introduction to Part VI
341
and Social Forms Georg Simmel
361
The Dyad and the Triad from The Sociology of Georg Simmel Georg Simmel
382
Civilization and its Discontents from Civilization and its Discontents Sigmund Freud
396
The Regulation of the Wishes from The Unadjusted Girl William I Thomas
410
Selected Essays Max Horkheimer
425

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from Collected Works
172
Selected Writings Karl Marx
182
Classes from Collected Works Volume 37 Karl Marx
190
of Labor in Society Emile Durkheim
220
The Division of Labor in Society from The Division
243
A Study in Sociology Emile Durkheim
255
The Sociological Theory of Max Weber
265
Objectivity in Social Science from The Methodology
273
The Culture Industry from The Dialectic of Enlightenment Max Horkheimer and Theodor W Adorno
465
Studies
478
StructuralFunctional Analysis
487
An Outline of the Social System from Theories of Society Talcott Parsons
502
Manifest and Latent Functions from Social Theory
523
On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range from Social
531
Index
543
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About the author (2012)

Craig Calhoun is University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University, and President of the Social Science Research Council.

Joseph Gerteis is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

James Moody is the Robert O. Keohane Professor of Sociology, Duke University, North Carolina.

Steven Pfaff is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington.

Indermohan Virk is Lecturer in Sociology and Executive Director of the Patten Foundation at Indiana University, Bloomington.

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