Loyal / Maleševic / Malesevic Classical Sociological Theory

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5297-3226-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 242 mm

Introducing the founders of sociological theory – from Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Martineau through to Simmel, DuBois, Mead and others – this accessible textbook locates each thinker within their own social, political and historical context. By doing so, it helps readers to understand the development of central sociological concepts and how they can help us understand the contemporary world.

The book includes:

- Lively biographical sections to help readers get to know each thinker

- Clear and easy-to-understand accounts of each theorist’s arguments - and the most common criticisms

- Key concept boxes highlighting the most influential ideas

This comprehensive, enlightening text brings the rich and diverse field of classical sociological theory to life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loyal, Steven

Maleševic, Siniša

Malesevic, Sinisa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Plato and Aristotle
Confucius and Ibn Khaldun
Tocqueville and Martineau
Hegel
Marx
Weber
Durkheim
Simmel
Pareto, Mosca and Michels
Hintze, Gumplowicz, Ratzenhofer, Ward and Small
Du Bois
Mead

Über Autor(innen)

Maleševic, Siniša
Sinisa Malesevic is Professor and Head/Chair of UCD School of Sociology. Previously, he held research and teaching appointments at the Institute for International Relations (Zagreb), the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, CEU (Prague) and at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He also held visiting research fellowships at the London School of Economics and the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna). He is also a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Professor Malesevic is a comparative historical and political sociologist whose main research interests include the study of war and organized violence, ethnicity and nationalism, ideology, as well as sociological theory. He has authored six books and has edited or co-edited another five volumes. He has also authored over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Loyal, Steven
Steven Loyal is an Associate Professor in Sociology at University College Dublin