Laura Desfor Edles

Scott Appelrouth

Sociological Theory in the Classical Era, Fourth Edition is an innovative text/reader for courses in classical theory. It introduces you 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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Sociological Theory in the Classical Era

This is a book that will be used in a one semester course where the breadth of the development of sociological theory is covered in one semester. The book will be a hybrid of text and readings by providing both original works and a theoretical and historical framework with which to better understand the readings. The proposed readings will consist of the major writings of sociology's key theorists, and Edles/Applerouth will provide a historical and theoretical framework for understanding them. This is a major difference from the ...

Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory

David Inglis

Margaret Gibson

Les Back

Ian Woodward

Ron Jacobs

Andy Bennett

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology. A timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant field which provides invaluable summaries of key studies and approaches within cultural sociology Clearly written and designed, with accessible summaries of thematic topics, covering race, class, politics, religion, media, fashion, and music International experts contribute chapters in their field of research, including a chapter by David Chaney, a founder of cultural sociology Offers a unified set of theoretical and methodological tools for those wishing to apply a cultural sociological approach in their work

An Introduction

Cultural Sociology

Kenneth Thompson

Jeffrey C. Alexander

The first edition of A Contemporary Introduction to Sociology was the first truly new introductory sociology textbook in decades. Written by two leading sociologists at the cutting edge of theory and research, the text reflected the idioms and interests of contemporary American life and global social issues. The second edition continues to invite students to reflect upon their lives within the context of the combustible leap from modern to postmodern life. The authors show how culture is central to understanding many world problems as they challenge readers to confront the risks and potentialities of a postmodern era in which the futures of both the physical and social environment seem uncertain. As culture rapidly changes in the 21st century, the authors have broadened their analysis to cover developments in social media and new data on gender and transgender issues.

Culture and Society in Transition

Contemporary Introduction to Sociology

Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology Jeffrey C Alexander

This book examines the role of culture in social change and Spanish democratisation post-Franco.

The Transition to Democracy After Franco

Symbol and Ritual in the New Spain

Laura Desfor Edles

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