Modern sociological theory

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Title:

Author:

Ritzer, George.

ISBN:

9780073404103

9780071101776

Personal Author:

Ritzer, George.

Edition:

7th ed.

Publication Information:

New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008.

Physical Description:

1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Introduction to sociological theory. A historical sketch of sociological theory : the early years ; A historical sketch of sociological theory : the later years -- Modern sociological theory : the major schools. Structural functionalism, neofunctionalism, and conflict theory ; Varieties of neo-Marxian theory ; Systems theory ; Symbolic interactionism ; Ethnomethodology ; Exchange, network, and rational choice theories ; Modern feminist theory -- Recent integrative developments in sociological theory. Micro-macro and agency-structure integration -- From modern to postmodern social theory (and beyond). Contemporary theories of modernity ; Globalization theory ; Structuralism, poststructuralism, and postmodern social theory ; Cutting-edge developments in contemporary theory -- Appendix : sociological metatheorizing and a metatheoretical schema for analyzing sociological theory.

Subject Term:

Sociology -- History.

Schools of sociology -- History.

Added Author:

Goodman, Douglas J.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007280258-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007280258-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0804/2007280258-t.html

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The seventh edition of Modern Sociological Theory by George Ritzer, one of the foremost authorities on sociological theory, gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary schools of sociological thought. Key theories are integrated with biographical sketches of theorists, and theories are placed in their historical and intellectual context. This helps students to better understand the original works and helps them appreciate the diversity of contemporary theory.