Description 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.
Indermohan Virk is Lecturer in Sociology and Executive Director of the Patten Foundation at Indiana University, Bloomington..
Steven Pfaff is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington.
Keohane Professor of Sociology, Duke University, North Carolina.
James Moody is the Robert O.
Joseph Gerteis is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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 About the Author Craig Calhoun is University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University, and President of the Social Science Research Council.
Description 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