AuthorTurner, Jonathan H
TitleContemporary sociological theory / Jonathan H. Turner
Imprint Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, c2013
Descript 749 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

CONTENT

The nature of sociological theory -- Functional theorizing -- The rise of functional theorizing -- Talcott Parsons' analytical functionalism -- Niklas Luhmann's systems functionalism -- Efforts to revitalize functionalism -- Evolutionary and ecological theorizing -- The rise of evolutionary and ecological theorizing -- Ecological theories -- Stage theories of societal evolution -- Darwinian-inspired evolutionary theories -- Conflict theorizing -- The rise of conflict theorizing -- Early analytical conflict theories -- Randall Collins' analytical conflict theory -- Marxian conflict theories -- Conflict theories in historical-comparative sociology -- Interactionist theorizing -- The rise of interactionist and phenomenological theorizing -- Symbolic interactionist theories of identity -- Roles theories -- Status theories -- Dramaturgical theories -- Ethnomethological theories -- Exchange theorizing -- The rise of exchange theorizing -- Early exchange theorizing -- Rational choice theories -- Exchange-network theories -- Structuralist and cultural theorizing -- The rise of structuralist and cultural theorizing -- Early structural and cultural theories -- Cultural theories -- Structuration theory -- Network analysis -- The challenge of critical theorizing -- The rise of critical theorizing -- Critical theorizing in the Frankfurt school -- Postmodern critical theories -- American-style critical theory -- Index


SUBJECT

  1. Sociology -- History
  2. Sociology -- Philosophy

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