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COMBINED SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

 

This hybrid text/reader consists of the major writings of sociology's key theorists and provides a historical and theoretical framework for understanding them.

  The Social Lens

Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory Text and Readings
Scott Appelrouth, California State University, Northridge
Laura Desfor Edles, California State University, Northridge
$74.95, ISBN: 9780761927938
896 pages, 2007©



A conversational text with in-depth coverage that uses real-life examples to engage the reader
  The Social Lens

The Social Lens An Invitation to Social and Sociological Theory
Kenneth D. Allan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
$74.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-1410-9
632 pages, ©2007

It is the only book designed for undergraduate teaching that shows today’s students how classical and contemporary social theories can be used to shed new light on such topics as the internet, the world of work, fast food restaurants, shopping malls, alcohol use, body building, sales and service, and new religious movements.

  Illumination Social Life, 4th E

Illuminating Social Life
Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
Fourth Edition
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
$42.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-5236-1
384 pages, ©2007



A text that links classical sociological ideas to today's thinking, examining four key ideas in sociological discourse: industrial society, democracy, individualism, and modernity
  Key Ideas in Sociology
Key Ideas in Sociology

Second Edition
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College
$36.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-8823-6
224 pages, ©2004
 

CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

 

A text/ reader format that introduces original major works by contemporary theorists with explanatory text and a theoretical framework for comparing theories
  Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era
Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era

Text and Readings
Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles,
California State Universtiy, Northridge
$64.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-2801-0
688 pages, ©2007


An accessible text with cutting-edge scholarship and a conversational writing style that introduces the perspective of each theorist and gives students tools to apply theory to the real world
  Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory
Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory
Visualizing Social Worlds
Kenneth D. Allan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
$59.95 ISBN: 978-1-4129-1362-1
472 pages, ©2006
 

CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

 

A text/ reader format that introduces original major works by classical theorists with explanatory text and photos, charts and figures
  Sociological Theory in the Classical Era
Sociological Theory in the Classical Era

Text and Readings
Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles,
California State University, Northridge
$61.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-2802-7
416 pages, ©2005


A text written in a conversational tone that focuses on the individual perspective of each classical theorist rather than school of thought, using the ideas of modernity and postmodernity to help students understand how to apply these historical perspectives to their own world today
  Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory

Seeing the Social World
Kenneth D. Allan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
$62.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-0572-5
448 pages, ©2005


A clear, comprehensible text that focuses exclusively on Marx, Durkheim, and Weber
  Formations of Modern Social Thought
Marx, Durkheim, Weber

Formations of Modern Social Thought
Second Edition
Kenneth Morrison, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
$39.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-7056-9
480 pages, ©2006


A unique introduction to the sociological theory of one of the 20th century’s intellectual beacons, including articles Du Bois published, speeches he delivered, selections from his classic writings and lesser-known material written by this revolutionary social theorist
  The Social Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois

The Social Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois
Edited by: Phil Zuckerman, Columbia University and NYSPI
$38.95 ISBN: 978-0-7619-2871-3
224 pages, ©2004