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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 141299277X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1412992770
Author: Kenneth Allan

In the Third Edition of Ken Allan′s highly-praised Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory book, sociological theories and theorists are explored using a straightforward approach and conversational, jargon-free language. Filled with examples drawn from everyday life, this edition highlights diversity in contemporary society, exploring theories of race, gender, and sexuality that address some of today′s most important social concerns. Through this textbook students will learn to think theoretically and apply to their own lives.

Table contents:

Part I: Introductions

Chapter 1: In the Beginning Was ModernityChapter 2: Defining Moments in Twentieth-Century Theory—Talcott Parsons and the Frankfurt School

PART II: INDIVIDUALS AND SITUATIONS

Chapter 3: The Language of the Self—Herbert Blumer

Chapter 4: Imaging the Self—Erving Goffman

Chapter 5: Achieving Social Order—Harold Garfinkel

Chapter 6: Social Exchanges—George Homans, Peter Blau, and Randall Collins

Chapter 7: Structures of Racial and Gender Inequality—William Julius Wilson and Janet Saltzman Chafetz

Chapter 8: Structuring Class—Pierre Bourdieu

Chapter 9: Structures of Power—Michel Foucault

Chapter 10: World-Systems Theory—Immanuel Wallerstein