Laura D. Edles & Scott Appelrouth 
Sociological Theory in the Classical Era 
Text and Readings

Now available for the first time in both print and e-book formats

Sociological Theory in the Classical Era, Fourth Edition is an innovative text/reader for courses in classical theory. It introduces students to important original works by sociology′s key classical theorists while providing a thorough framework for understanding these challenging readings. For each theorist, the editors supply a biographical sketch, discuss intellectual influences and core ideas, and offer contemporary applications of those ideas. In addition to the seven major theorists covered, the book also connects their work to ‘Significant Others’—writers and thinkers who may have derived much of their own perspectives from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Gilman, Simmel, Du Bois, and Mead.






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Зміст

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

About the Authors

Chapter 1. Introduction

Key Concepts

What Is Sociological Theory?

Why Read Original Works?

The European Enlightenment

The Ins and Outs of Classical Canons

Discussion Questions

Chapter 2. Karl Marx (1818–1883)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Marx’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 3. Émile Durkheim (1858–1917)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Durkheim’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 4. Max Weber (1864–1920)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Weber’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 5. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Gilman’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 6. Georg Simmel (1858–1918)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Simmel’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 7. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Du Bois’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Chapter 8. George Herbert Mead (1863–1931)

Key Concepts

A Biographical Sketch

Intellectual Influences and Core Ideas

Mead’s Theoretical Orientation

Discussion Questions

Glossary and Terminology

References

Index

Про автора

Scott Appelrouth (Ph D, New York University, 2000) is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Northridge. His interests include sociological theory, cultural sociology, and social movements. He has taught classical and contemporary theory at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and has published several articles in research- and teaching-oriented journals on social movements, theory, and the controversies over jazz during the 1920s and rap during the 1980s. His current research focuses on political discourse in American party platforms.