Classical Social Theory

Roots and Branches

ISBN: 978-0-7619-4027-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Covering all the major schools of thought within classical sociology, and considering how they have been subjected to changing interpretations and appropriations subsequently over the last 100 years and more, Classical Social Theory: Roots and Branches leads the reader through an often complicated terrain with lucidity and authority.

It gives a vivid sense both of what major theorists and schools said, and also of why they argued as they did, reacting against, challenging and further developing the ideas of predecessors and contemporaries, and seeking to understand often bewilderingly rapid and unsettling social changes.

David Inglis demonstrates the limitations and outdated aspects of classical social theory, as well as highlighting the continued vibrancy of classical sociology, its ongoing relevance for contemporary debates across the social sciences, and its essential contribution towards understanding the changing world around us today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inglis, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: What Is Classical Social Theory?
Social Theory before 'Social Theory'
Thinking about 'Society'
Social Theory and Science
Social Change and History
Understanding Modernity
Power and Conflict
Individuals, Individualism and Selfhood

The Canon of Classical Social Theory: Orthodoxy, Dissent, Renewal

Über Autor(innen)

Inglis, David
David Inglis is Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter.