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Ritzer.George

Sociological Theory / Ritzer.George - New Delhi, Rawat Publication. 2012. - xxv, 757 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

1. A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: The Early Years --
2. Karl Marx --
3. Emile Durkheim --
4. Max Weber --
5. George Simmel --
6. A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: The Later Years --
7. Structural Functionalism, Neofunctionalism, and Conflict Theory --
8. Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory --
9. Symbolic Interactionism --
10. Ethnomethodology --
11. Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories --
12. Contemporary Feminist Theory / Patricia Madoo Lengermann and Jill Niebrugge --
13. Micro-Macro Integration --
14. Agency-Structure Integration --
15. Contemporary Theories of Modernity --
16. Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and the Emergence of Postmodern Social Theory --
Appendix. Sociological Metatheorizing and a Metatheoretical Schema for Analyzing Sociological Theory.

This work spans the history of sociological theory from its inception to the present. Divided into four parts it covers early sociological thinkers, each major school, recent integrative developments, and contemporary theories of modernity, structuralism and post-structuralism.

ISBN: 9780071321150

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociology. Sociologists -- Biography. Sociologists. Sociology

Dewey Class. No.: 301.01 RIT