Sociological Theory in the Classical Era: Text and ReadingsSociological Theory in the Classical Era is a highly-acclaimed new text which utilizes the unique and increasingly popular text/reader approach. The book presents major readings by sociology's key classical theorists, including Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Charlotte Perkins-Gilman, Georg Simmel, W.E.B. Du Bois, and George Herbert Mead. The corresponding text written by Laura Desfor Edles and Scott Appelrouth gives students the analytical framework necessary for them to develop a more critical and gratifying understanding of the ideas advanced by these theorists. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Karl Marx | 17 |
Significant Others | 25 |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | 78 |
Durkheims Theoretical Orientation | 86 |
Max Weber | 135 |
Significant Others | 143 |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman | 193 |
Georg Simmel | 241 |
READINGS | 252 |
W E B Du Bois | 301 |
READINGS | 314 |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | 345 |
Significant Others | 351 |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | 391 |
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