{"product_id":"introduction-to-sociological-theory-isbn-9781119887416","title":"Introduction to Sociological Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduces both classical and contemporary sociological theory in a single comprehensive volume\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e helps undergraduate and graduate students appreciate the diverse perspectives found in sociological analysis, apply theoretical concepts to contemporary issues, and think analytically about everyday occurrences beyond the classroom. Covering a diverse range of theorists and conceptual frameworks, this easily accessible textbook integrates carefully selected primary quotations, extensive discussion of key topics, and a wealth of illustrative empirical examples from around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe updated fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provides new contemporary examples, new discussion of current events, and new material demonstrating the relevance and practical application of sociological concepts in daily life. An entirely new section on posthumanism is accompanied by timely coverage of climate change, COVID-19, social media, post-truth society, the gig economy, ChatGPT, intersectionality, economic and racial inequality, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a lively and engaging style, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the relevance and real-world application of various sociological concepts and analytical ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed discussion of concepts and ideas found in excerpts from original theoretical writings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students apply theoretical concepts to sociological topics such as globalization, inequality, crime, race and gender, political sociology, sexuality, culture, and religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains timelines of significant events, analytical photos, chapter glossaries, end-of-chapter review questions, full references, and mini-biographies of important figures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes access to a companion website with multiple-choice and essay questions, PowerPoint slides, complementary primary readings, a quotation bank, and other background materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e remains an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on contemporary and classical sociological theory, as well as an excellent supplement for related courses across the social sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Boxed Features xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Analytical Photos xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction – Sociological Theory: A Vibrant, Living Tradition 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Everyday Social Life: Starbucks 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocietal Transformation and the Origins of Sociology 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Establishment of Sociology as Science: Auguste Comte and Harriet Martineau 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Inequality and Contextual Standpoints: Du Bois, De Tocqueville, and Martineau 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Karl Marx (1818–1883) 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpansion of Capitalism 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalism as Structured Inequality 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarx’s Theory of History 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialectical Materialism 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunism 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Millennium’s Greatest Thinker 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Nature 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial and Social Existence Intertwined 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalism as a Distinctive Social Form 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Division of Labor and Alienation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Inequality 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeology and Power 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Emile Durkheim (1858–1917) 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDurkheim’s Methodological Rules 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Society 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocietal Transformation and Social Cohesion 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Society 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Society 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Conditions of Suicide 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and the Sacred 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Max Weber (1864–1920) 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociology: Understanding Social Action 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Economic Activity 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal Types 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Action 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower, Authority, and Domination 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Stratification 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity and Competing Values 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 American Classics: The Chicago School, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chicago School of Sociology 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalcott Parsons 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social System 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialization and Societal Integration 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Change and the Secularization of Protestantism 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePattern Variables 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernization Theory 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratification and Inequality 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Merton 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeofunctionalism 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Chicago School 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Parsons 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Merton 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Luhmann 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Alexander 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Critical Theory: Technology, Culture, and Politics 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Societal Critique of Horkheimer, Adorno, and Marcuse 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialectic of Enlightenment 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Culture and Consumption 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics: Uniformity and Control 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJürgen Habermas: The State and the Public Sphere 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Conflict, Power, and Dependency in Macro-Societal Processes 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRalf Dahrendorf ’s Theory of Group Conflict 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Wright Mills: Class and Power 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency Theory: Gunder Frank’s and Cardoso’s Neo-Marxist Critiques of Economic Development 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Exchange, Exchange Network, and Rational Choice Theories 274\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExchange Theory: George Homans and Peter Blau 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExchange Network Theory: Richard Emerson, Karen Cook, Mark Granovetter 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Choice Theory (RCT) and Its Critique: James Coleman, Gary Becker, Paula England 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytical Marxism 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Exchange Theory 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Exchange Network Theory 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Rational Choice Theory 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Analytical Marxism 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Symbolic Interactionism 301\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the Self Through Social Interaction: G. H. Mead and C. H. Cooley 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Premises of Symbolic Interactionism: Herbert Blumer 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErving Goffman: Society as Ritualized Social Interaction 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbolic Interactionism and Ethnographic Research 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhenomenology: Alfred Schutz, Peter Berger, and Thomas Luckmann 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender as an Accomplished Reality: Candace West and Don Zimmerman 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Phenomenology 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Ethnomethodology 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Feminist Theories 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsciousness of Women’s Inequality: Charlotte Perkins Gilman 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandpoint Theory: Dorothy Smith and the Relations of Ruling 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasculinities: R.W. Connell 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatricia Hill Collins: Black Women’s Standpoint 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociology of Emotion 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArlie Hochschild: Emotional Labor 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Sex, Bodies, Truth, Power: Michel Foucault, Steven Seidman, and Queer Theory 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisciplining the Body 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex and Queer Theory 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Postcolonial Theories and Race 430\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Color Line 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlavery and Racial Otherness: Edward Said, Frantz Fanon 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonialism: The Creation of Otherness 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Phenomenology of Otherness 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Directions in the Sociology of Colonialism: R. W. Connell 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthern Theory 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace and Racism 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Histories and Postcolonial Identities: Stuart Hall 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruing Whiteness 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace and Class: William J. Wilson, Cornell West 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScarring of Black America 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRacial Politics and Democracy 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and the New Racism: Paul Gilroy 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Racism 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Pierre Bourdieu: Class, Culture, and the Social Reproduction of Inequality 465\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Stratification 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily and School in the Production of Cultural Capital 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaste and Everyday Practices 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Economic and Political Globalization: Wallerstein, Sklair, Giddens, Sassen, Bauman, Castells 491\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Globalization? 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Globalization 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmanuel Wallerstein: The Modern World-System 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Globalizing Economic Processes 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalizing Political Processes: The Changing Authority of the Nation-State 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Wallerstein 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary: Other Relevant Concepts 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Modernities, Risk, Cosmopolitanism, and Posthumanism 533\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJürgen Habermas: Contrite Modernity 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS.N. Eisenstadt: Multiple Modernities 536\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUlrich Beck: Global Risk Society 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthony Giddens: Dilemmas of the Self Amidst Uncertainty 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Modernity 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Expansion of Human Rights 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosthumanism 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoints to Remember 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions for Review 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 564\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociological Theorists and Select Key Writings 588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 592\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHELE DILLON, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003eis Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Class of 1944 Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches courses in sociological theory. Her publications include the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of the Sociology of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eConcise Reader in Sociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, 5 academic books, and more than 50 book chapters and articles in leading journals.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eComprehensive coverage of classical and contemporary sociological theory in a single volume\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible and engaging style, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates the relevance and real-life application of a wide range of sociological concepts and analytical ideas. 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