Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory is a "hybrid" between a core textbook and a primary source reader. This book builds on the authors Sociological Theory in the Classical Era and Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era , to combine the major writings of sociology s core classical and contemporary theorists with an historical and theoretical framework for understanding them. It provides not just a biographical and theoretical summary of each theorist/reading, but, in addition, an overarching scaffolding ...
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Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory is a "hybrid" between a core textbook and a primary source reader. This book builds on the authors Sociological Theory in the Classical Era and Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era , to combine the major writings of sociology s core classical and contemporary theorists with an historical and theoretical framework for understanding them. It provides not just a biographical and theoretical summary of each theorist/reading, but, in addition, an overarching scaffolding which students can use to examine, compare, and contrast each theorists major themes and concepts. No other theory text combines such "student-friendly" explanation and analysis with original theoretical works.
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