Visions of society and politics : The vison of Karl Marx -- The vision of Max Webert -- The vision of taclott parsons -- Varieties of power and power structures : Basic forms of political rule: Democracy and oligarchy in the modern world -- Patterns of power and influence under contemporary capitalism: The case of the United States -- Patterns of power and politics in communities -- Political parties, participation, and thought : Political parties and political partisanship -- Citizen participation in politics -- The forms and origins of political thought -- Political development and change : Nation building in the modern world -- Social and political movements

1. Political sociology