Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy. With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book presents a diverse selection of major classical theorists including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.
- ISBN10 1483356698
- ISBN13 9781483356693
- Publish Date 9 December 2016 (first published 9 March 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 368
- Language English
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