Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 548 g
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 548 g
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
ISBN: 978-1-03-263904-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Three initial general chapters locate the study within the social action tradition and discuss problems of definition and measurement in detail. The major part of the book examines the distribution of power under different systems of labour exploitation-slavery, feudalism and especially capitalism. Professor Martin sees power as most concentrated in slavery, most dispersed in capitalism, and shows the extent and importance of this dispersal by a detailed discussion of power relations within industrial and political organizations, including trade unions and a critique of contemporary elitist theories.
By reorienting political sociology around the concept of power and by analyzing the conventionally distinct fields of industrial and political sociology within a common theoretical framework, Roderick Martin offers a persuasive redefinition of the sociology of politics. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of sociology.
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Preface 1. Systems Theory 2. Social Action Theory 3. The Sociology of Power: Problems of Definition and Measurement 4. Power Relations and Dependence 5. Total Power: The Sociology of Slavery 6. Authority 7. Power Relations under Feudalism 8. Power Relations under Capitalism: Industry 9. Power Relations within Capitalism: Political Organizations 10. Elite Theory: Relations between Economy and Polity within Capitalism 11. Conclusion: The Sociology of Power Notes Index