This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The Reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate.
This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.