{"product_id":"sociological-theory-an-introduction-to-the-classical-tradition-paperback-softback-9781551110950","title":"Sociological Theory; An Introduction to the Classical Tradition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781551110950","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSociological Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to the Classical Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard W. Hadden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781551110950\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.22 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e presents a readable and easily understandable version of the central concepts and arguments of the great classical sociological theorists, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. The book begins by introducing the initial turn to sociological thought through a brief discussion of the Enlightenment, Conservative Reaction, Comte, and Spencer. From this sociological blend of liberal and conservative ideas the work moves to its core discussion of the varying accounts of modern society found in the rich works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. From Marx's reading of history and analysis of capitalism it moves through Durkheim's accounts of social solidarity and suicide to Weber's understanding of bureaucracy and of the religious foundations of the modern work ethic. It concludes with a succinct comparison of the three analyses of modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.  Enlightenment, Conservative Reaction, Comte, and Spencer  \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style='\"\"margin-left:'\u003eEnlightenment \u003cbr\u003e  Conservative Reaction\u003cbr\u003e  Auguste Comte\u003cbr\u003e  The Law of Three Stages\u003cbr\u003e  The Positive Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e  The Positive Polity\u003cbr\u003e  Herbert Spencer  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Karl Marx \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style='\"\"margin-left:'\u003eCritique of the Critics of Consciousness \u003cbr\u003e  From the Critique of Consciousness to the Critique of Political Economy\u003cbr\u003e  The Analysis of Capitalist Society\u003cbr\u003e  The Labour Theory of Value\u003cbr\u003e  The Fetishism of Commodities\u003cbr\u003e  Surplus-Value\u003cbr\u003e  Capital, Contradiction, Crisis, and State  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Emile Durkheim \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style='\"\"margin-left:'\u003eConsciousness, Law, and the History of Solidarity \u003cbr\u003e  Sociological Method\u003cbr\u003e  Suicide\u003cbr\u003e  Sociology, Morality, Education, and Religion\u003cbr\u003e  Science and Religion—Authority and Society  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Max Weber \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style='\"\"margin-left:'\u003eApproach and Assumptions: A Sociological Reading of History \u003cbr\u003e  Action, Domination, and Legitimacy \u003cbr\u003e  Rational-Legal Authority and Bureaucracy \u003cbr\u003e  Traditional Domination and Authority\u003cbr\u003e  Charismatic Authority\u003cbr\u003e  Class, Status, and Party \u003cbr\u003e  Religion, Action, and Modern Rationality  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Modernity, Reason, and the Legacy of Classical Social Theory  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52715076813080,"sku":"9781551110950","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sociological-theory-an-introduction-to-the-classical-tradition-paperback-softback-9781551110950","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}