Contemporary sociological theory / Jonathan H. Turner, University of California, Riverside.

Author/creator Turner, Jonathan H.
Format Book
PublicationThousand Oaks [California] : SAGE Publications, 2013.
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects

Contents The nature of sociological theory -- Functional theorizing -- The rise of functional theorizing -- Talcott Parsons' analytical functionalism -- The systems functionalism of Niklas Luhmann -- Efforts to revitalize functionalism -- Evolutionary and ecological theories -- The rise of evolutionary and ecological theorizing -- Ecological theories -- Stage theories of societal evolution -- Darwinian-inspired evolutionary theories -- Conflict theorizing -- The rise of conflict theorizing -- Early analytical conflict theories -- Randall Collins' analytical conflict theory -- Marxian conflict theories -- Conflict theories in historical-comparative sociology -- Interactionist theorizing -- The rise of interactionist and phenomenological theorizing -- Symbolic interactionist theories of identity -- Roles theories -- Status theories -- Dramaturgical theories -- Ethnomethological theories -- Exchange theorizing -- The rise of exchange theorizing -- Early exchange theorizing -- Rational choice theories -- Exchange-network theories -- Structuralist and cultural theorizing -- The rise of structuralist and cultural theorizing -- Early structural and cultural theories -- Cultural theories -- Structuration theory -- Network analysis -- The challenge of critical theorizing -- The rise of critical theorizing -- Critical theorizing in the Frankfurt school -- American-style critical theory -- Index.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2012031491
ISBN9781452203447 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN145220344X (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781452203454 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1452203458 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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