The Social Thought of Max Weber

by Stephen Kalberg

Overview

Stephen Kalberg's The Social Thought of Max Weber, the newest volume of the SAGE Social Thinkers series, provides a concise introduction to the work, life, and influence of Max Weber, considered to be one of three most important founders (along with Marx and Durkheim) of sociology. The book serves as an excellent introduction to the full range of Weber’s major themes, and explores in detail the extent to which they are relevant today. It is ideal for use as a self-contained volume or in conjunction with other sociological theory textbooks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483371498
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/26/2016
Series:	Social Thinkers Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stephen Kalberg is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University, and an authority on Max Weber. He has written a more comprehensive scholarly work, Max Weber and the Sociology of Civilizations, edited a collection of Weber's writings, and translated Weber′s classic work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Kalberg is a recipient of the ASA Theory Section′s annual award for a study called" The Rationalization of Action in Max Weber′s Sociology of Religion."

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Person and the Intellectual Context
Chapter 2: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and the "Sect Essays "
Chapter 3: The Methodology
Chapter 4: Economy and Society
Chapter 5: The Social and Political Context
Chapter 6: "Rationalism" East and West: The Economic Ethics of the World Religions and the Turn Toward a Sociology of Civilizations
Chapter 7: The Sociology of Civilizations I: Western Rationalism and Modern Western Rationalism
Chapter 8: The Sociology of Civilizations II: The Rationalism of China
Chapter 9: The Sociology of Civilizations III: The Rationalism of India
Chapter 10: Applying Weber: The Birth and Growth of the American Civic Sphere
Chapter 11: An Assessment
Chapter 12: Further Readings
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author