Perspectives in sociology /
E.C. Cuff, W.W. Sharrock, and D.W. Francis.
- 5th ed.
- 422 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : rethinking sociology -- Karl Marx -- Max Weber -- Emile Durkheim -- Consensus and conflict -- Symbolic interaction -- Ethnomethodology -- Western Marxism -- Structuralism -- Poststructuralism : abandoning reason -- Michel Foucault -- Poststructuralism and postmodernity -- Back to sociological theory? : theoreticism and synthesis -- From class to culture : a historical sketch -- Emancipatory sociology : feminism, queer theory and postcolonial theory -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
From its first edition in 1979, Perspectives in Sociology has provided undergraduates with a clear, reassuring introduction to the complications of sociological theory. This fifth edition has been wholly rewritten and restructured.