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The Promise of Sociology : Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition
Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface ; Introduction ; Part One Why Think Sociologically?; Chapter 1 Visions and Profiles of Students Today ; Chapter 2 Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology ; Chapter 3 The Light of Reason: Higher Education's Challenges; Part Two The Classical Tradition ; Chapter 4 Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations; Chapter 5 Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity ; Chapter 6 From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society ; Chapter 7 Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts.
- Chapter 8 Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action Chapter 9 The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World; Part Three Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture; Chapter 10 Culture and Critique ; Chapter 11 The Dialectics of Popular Culture ; Chapter 12 Rock 'n' Roll as Complex Culture ; Chapter 13 The Promise of Sociology ; Glossary of Key Terms and Names; Bibliography ; Index.