Key sociological thinkers

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Title:

Author:

Stones, Rob, 1957-

ISBN:

9780230001572

9780230001565

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Physical Description:

xvi, 480 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction / Rob Stones -- Seeing Things Differently: An Alternative Contents Page -- List of Glossary Boxes -- 1. Karl Marx / Bob Jessop -- 2. Max Weber / Lawrence A. Scaff -- 3. Emile Durkheim / Whitney Pope -- 4. Georg Simmel / Patrick Watier -- 5. Herbert Blumer / Ken Plummer -- 6. Theodor Adorno / Maggie O'Neill -- 7. Talcott Parsons / Robert Holton -- 8. Robert K. Merton / Alan Sica -- 9. Norbert Elias / Jason Hughes -- 10. Erving Goffman / Robin Williams -- 11. David Lockwood / Nicos Mouzelis -- 12. Harold Garfinkel / John Heritage -- 13. Louis Althusser / Ted Benton -- 14. Nancy J. Chodorow / Karin A. Martin -- 15. Jurgen Habermas / William Outhwaite -- 16. Pierre Bourdieu / Loic Wacquant -- 17. Michel Foucault / Lawrence Barth -- 18. Stuart Hall / Michele Barrett -- 19. Dorothy E. Smith / Karin Widerberg -- 20. Anthony Giddens / Ira J. Cohen -- 21. Michael Mann / Ralph Schroeder -- 22. Arlie Russell Hochschild / Simon Williams -- 23. Zygmunt Bauman / Tony Blackshaw.

Subject Term:

Sociology.

Sociologists.

Added Author:

Stones, Rob, 1957-

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Summary

The second edition of this popular and established text provides a comprehensive guide to 23 of the most influential thinkers in sociology. Written by leading academics in the field, Key Sociological Thinkers 2e provides a clear and contextualized introduction to classical and contemporary theory.

Each chapter offers an insightful assessment of a different theorist, exploring their lives, works and legacies. Drawing upon examples from the everyday world, an innovative 'Seeing Things Differently' section in every chapter demonstrates how theoretical ideas can be used to illuminate aspects of social life in new ways.

Included in this new edition:
* Four new chapters, looking at Theodor Adorno, Michael Mann, Dorothy Smith and Zygmunt Bauman
* Chapter updates on recent developments
* An important new introduction
* Three types of contents page to provide easy navigation of the text
* Useful glossary boxes throughout, with their own dedicated contents page, to highlight and explain complex theoretical ideas.

Key Sociological Thinkers 2e provides a stimulating overview of the best of sociological thought, from Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Georg Simmel to Nancy Chodorow, Michel Foucault and Anthony Giddens. It continues to be an essential text for all students of sociological theory.