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This accessible guide to the maze of modern sociological theory features a collection of 39 essays written by prominent American and European theorists – representing the last fifty years of sociological work.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780131042667
  • Publisher: Pearson
  • Publication date: 7/15/1994
  • Series: MySearchLab Series 15% off Series
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 440
  • Product dimensions: 7.09 (w) x 9.13 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Ch. 1 Functionalism and Neofunctionalism 1
1 On the Concept of Function in Social Science 9
2 Prevailing Postulates in Functional Analysis 14
3 The Concept of "Social System" as a Theoretical Device 23
4 The World Society as a Social System 29
5 Recent Developments in the Functionalist Approach to Change 36
6 Is "Neofunctionalism" Really Functional? 49
Ch. 2 Conflict Theory 63
7 Time and Space in Social Theory: Critical Remarks upon Functionalism 69
8 Toward a Theory of Social Conflict 74
9 Social Conflict and the Theory of Social Change 83
10 Three Faces of Cruelty: Towards a Comparative Sociology of Violence 89
11 Maturation of the State-Centered Theory of Revolution and Ideology 101
Ch. 3 Marxism and Neo-Marxism 114
12 Some Social Implications of Modern Technology 124
13 Neo-Marxist Views of the State 134
14 What Does a Crisis Mean Today? Legitimation Problems in Late Capitalism 145
15 The Present State of the Debate on World Inequality 156
16 What Is Analytical Marxism? 165
17 Marxism and Socialist-Feminist Theory: A Decade of Debate 175
Ch. 4 Microsociology 187
18 George Herbert Mead: The Legacy of Social Behaviorism 196
19 Society as Symbolic Interaction 206
20 Ethnomethods and Phenomenology 214
21 Notes on the Art of Walking 221
22 Social Behavior as Exchange 229
23 Equity Theory and Research: An Overview 240
24 Exchange Theory: Critique from a Feminist Standpoint 248
25 The Interaction Order 258
Ch. 5 Micro versus Macro Approaches 269
26 The Present State of Sociological Theory 274
27 Structuralism versus Individualism: Shadowboxing in the Dark 285
28 The Contribution of Rational Choice Theory to Macrosociological Research 294
29 Micro-translation as a Theory-Building Strategy 304
30 Microprocess and Macrostructure 314
31 Social Space and Symbolic Power 323
32 Agency, Institution, and Time-Space Analysis 335
Ch. 6 New Perspectives and Approaches 344
33 What Is Sociobiology? 350
34 Environmental Sociology: A New Paradigm 358
35 The Missing Feminist Revolution in Sociology 367
36 Considerations for a Sociology of the Emotions 377
37 Future History 385
38 Postmodern Social Theory 392
39 The End of Sociological Theory: The Postmodern Hope 407
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