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Introduction to Sociological Theory


Introduction to Sociological Theory

Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century
2. Aufl.

von: Michele Dillon

30,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 18.11.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781118471906
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 592

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The extensively revised and updated second edition combines carefully chosen primary quotes with wide-ranging discussion and everyday illustrative examples to provide an in-depth introduction to classical and contemporary sociological theory.<br /><br /> <ul> <li>Combines classical and contemporary theory in a single, integrated text</li> <li>Short biographies and historical timelines of significant events provide context to theorists' ideas</li> <li>Innovatively builds on excerpts from original theoretical writings with detailed discussion of the concepts and ideas under review</li> <li>Includes new examples of current social processes in China, South Korea, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and other non-Western societies</li> <li>Additional resources, available at www.wiley.com/go/dillon, include multiple choice and essay questions, PowerPoint slides with multimedia links to content illustrative of sociological processes, a list of complementary primary readings, a quotation bank, and other background materials</li> </ul>
List of Boxed Features xi <p>List of Figures</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p>How to Use This Book xvi</p> <p>Introduction: Welcome to Sociological Theory 1</p> <p>Analyzing Social Life 4</p> <p>Societal Transformation and the Origins of Sociology 12</p> <p>The Establishment of Sociology 17</p> <p>The Sociological Craft in the Nineteenth Century 23</p> <p>Summary 27</p> <p>Glossary 28</p> <p>1 Karl Marx 31</p> <p>Expansion of Capitalism 33</p> <p>Marx’s Theory of History 35</p> <p>Human Nature 40</p> <p>Capitalism as a Distinctive Social Form 42</p> <p>Wage-Labor 48</p> <p>The Division of Labor and Alienation 52</p> <p>Economic Inequality 59</p> <p>Ideology and Power 62</p> <p>Summary 71</p> <p>Glossary 72</p> <p>2 Emile Durkheim 77</p> <p>Durkheim’s Methodological Rules 80</p> <p>The Nature of Society 84</p> <p>Societal Transformation and Social Cohesion 89</p> <p>Traditional Society 89</p> <p>Modern Society 92</p> <p>Social Conditions of Suicide 98</p> <p>Religion and the Sacred 106</p> <p>Summary 111</p> <p>Glossary 112</p> <p>3 Max Weber 115</p> <p>Sociology: Understanding Social Action 118</p> <p>Culture and Economic Activity 119</p> <p>Ideal Types 126</p> <p>Social Action 127</p> <p>Power, Authority, and Domination 133</p> <p>Social Stratification 142</p> <p>Modernity and Competing Values 145</p> <p>Summary 148</p> <p>Glossary 149</p> <p>4 Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton: Functionalism and Modernization 153<br /> <br /> Talcott Parsons 154</p> <p>The Social System 156</p> <p>Socialization and Societal Integration 158</p> <p>Social Differentiation, Culture, and the Secularization of Protestantism 160</p> <p>Pattern Variables 163</p> <p>Modernization Theory 167</p> <p>Stratification and Inequality 169</p> <p>Robert Merton’s Middle-Range Theory 172</p> <p>Parsons’s Legacy: Varied Directions</p> <p>Summary 176</p> <p>Glossary 178</p> <p>5 Critical Theory: Technology, Culture, and Politics 181</p> <p>Dialectic of Enlightenment 187</p> <p>Mass Culture and Consumption 192</p> <p>Politics: Uniformity and Control199</p> <p>Jurgen Habermas: The State and Society 201</p> <p>Summary 208</p> <p>Glossary 210</p> <p>6 Conflict, Power, and Dependency in Macro-Societal Processes 215</p> <p>Ralf Dahrendorf’s Theory of Group Conflict 216</p> <p>C. Wright Mills 220</p> <p>Dependency Theory: Neo-Marxist Critiques of Economic Development 225</p> <p>Summary 231</p> <p>Glossary 233</p> <p>7 Exchange, Exchange Network, and Rational Choice Theories 235</p> <p>Exchange Theory 236</p> <p>Exchange Network Theory</p> <p>Actor Network Theory 242</p> <p>Rational Choice Theory 246</p> <p>Analytical Marxism 251</p> <p>Summary 253</p> <p>Glossary 254</p> <p>8 Symbolic Interactionism 257</p> <p>Development of the Self through Social Interaction 258</p> <p>The Premises of Symbolic Interactionism 263</p> <p>Erving Goffman: Society as Ritualized Social Interaction 265</p> <p>Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnographic Research 279</p> <p>Summary 280</p> <p>Glossary 281</p> <p>9 Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology 285</p> <p>Phenomenology 286</p> <p>Ethnomethodology 298</p> <p>Summary 307</p> <p>Glossary 308</p> <p>10 Feminist Theories 311</p> <p>Consciousness of Women’s Inequality 313</p> <p>Standpoint Theory: Dorothy Smith and the Relations of Ruling 316</p> <p>Masculinity</p> <p>Patricia Hill Collins:Black Women’s Standpoint 327</p> <p>Sociology of Emotion 335</p> <p>Arlie Hochschild: Emotional Labor 336</p> <p>Summary 344</p> <p>Glossary 345</p> <p>11 Michel Foucault:Sexuality, the Body, and Power 349</p> <p>Michel Foucault 350</p> <p>Sexuality and Queer Theory 360</p> <p>Summary 367</p> <p>Glossary 368</p> <p>12 Race, Racism, and the Construction of Racial Otherness 371</p> <p>Racial Otherness 373</p> <p>Social Change, Race, and Racism 377</p> <p>Slavery, Colonialism, and Racial Formation 381</p> <p>William Du Bois: Slavery and Racial Inequality 384</p> <p>Race and Class 388</p> <p>Race, Community, and Democracy 390</p> <p>Culture and the New Racism 396</p> <p>Summary 400</p> <p>Glossary 401</p> <p>13 The Social Reproduction of Inequality 405</p> <p>Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Class and Culture Social Stratification 406</p> <p>Family and School in the Production of Cultural Capital 410</p> <p>Taste and Everyday Practices 414</p> <p>Summary 424</p> <p>Glossary 425</p> <p>14 Economic and Political Globalization What is Globalization? 454</p> <p>Economic Globalization 456</p> <p>Immanuel Wallerstein: The Modern World-System 457</p> <p>Contemporary Economic Globalizing Processes 463</p> <p>Globalizing Political Processes: The Changing Authority of the Nation-State Migration and Political Mobilization in a Transnational World 483</p> <p>Summary 447</p> <p>Glossary 448</p> <p>15 Modernities, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Consumer Culture</p> <p>Contrite Modernity</p> <p>Multiple Modernities</p> <p>Global Risk Society</p> <p>Cosmopolitan Modernity</p> <p>The Global Expansion of Human Rights</p> <p>Global Consumer Culture</p> <p>Summary Glossary</p> <p>Glossary</p> <p>Sociological Theorists and their Key Writings</p> <p>References</p> <p>Index</p>
<p><b>Michele Dillon</b> is Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire and has many years of experience teaching sociological theory to undergraduate and graduate students. Her previous publications include <i>Handbook of the Sociology of Religion</i> (ed.) (2003), <i>In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change</i> (with Paul Wink) (2007), and <i>American Catholics in Transition</i> (with W. D’Antonio and M. Gautier) (2013).</p>
<p>The bestselling <i>Introduction to Sociological Theory</i> has now been extensively revised and updated for a much-anticipated second edition. Leading sociologist, Michele Dillon provides a comprehensive introduction to classical and contemporary sociological theory, whilst relating them to a range of topical issues and processes.  Dillon expertly combines primary quotations with thorough discussion and tangible examples chosen from a wide range of societies.</p> <p>The second edition features new chapters on the changing world economic and social order, and contains a stronger emphasis throughout on the applicability of sociological theory to social change in Asia. In demonstrating the applicability of theories, new examples included throughout the book relate to contemporary economic, social, and cultural changes and tensions in China, South Korea, and India, as well as to developments in other Asian countries. </p> <p>Written in a clear and engaging style, the second edition of <i>Introduction to Sociological Theory</i> remains the most accessible textbook on/ overview of the topic available.  Additional resources to support the book include are available at <a href="http://www.wiley.com/go/dillon">www.wiley.com/go/dillon</a>.  The website features multiple choice and essay questions, PowerPoint slides with multimedia links to carefully chosen content illustrative of sociological processes, a list of complementary primary readings, a quotation bank, and other background materials. </p>
<p>"Crafting a sociological theory text that addresses complex and contested ideas in a sophisticated, yet genuinely engaging and accessible way is a tall order. As this new edition of Michele Dillon's book reveals, she has a remarkable gift for doing just that. Students will be well served by professors who adopt <i>Introduction to Sociological Theory</i> for their theory courses."<br /> <i><b>—Peter Kivisto, Augustana College and University of Turku</b></i></p>

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