*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory 4th Edition by Kenneth Douglas Allan 9781483356693 [ZZ]

Seeing the Social World. Paperback, Sage

Praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, the Fourth Edition of Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory: Seeing the Social World is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy.  With this historical thread woven throughout the chapters, the book presents a diverse selection of major classical theorists including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Martineau, Gilman, Douglass, Du Bois, Parsons, and the Frankfurt School. Kenneth Allan and new co-author Sarah Daynes focus on the specific views of each theorist, rather than schools of thought, and highlight modernity and postmodernity to help contemporary readers understand how classical sociological theory applies to their lives.  

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• New co-author Sarah Daynes, an expert on European and especially French social theory, brings new insights to the book.
• Ch. 1 has expanded discussions about the origins of modernity and the revolutions in thinking that led to the birth of sociology.
• The chapters on Spencer, Marx, and the Frankfurt School in particular contain a number of new perspectives and scholarly interpretations.

KEY FEATURES:

• Offering the context of modernity as a meaningful framework, this book encourages deeper comprehension by teaching readers to "think theoretically."
• A focus on the particular perspective of each theorist, with its nuances intact, gives readers a fuller understanding.
• A well-organized, categorical scheme helps students situate the theorists, compare their work, and ponder for themselves some of sociology's big questions.
• Helpful features such as boxed definitions, “Theorist’s Digest,” and “Building Your Theory Toolbox” provide ways for readers to grasp and apply each theorist’s work.