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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 StateUniversity, Northridge
$85.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-2-7938
912 pages, ©2008


A conversational text with in-depth coverage that uses real-life examples to engage the reader   The Social Lens The Social Lens Second Edition An Invitation to Social and Sociological Theory
Kenneth D. Allan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
$80.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-7834-7
680 pages, ©2011

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.

  Illuminating Social Life

Illuminating Social Life
Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
Fifth Edition
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
$44.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-7815-6
384 pages, ©2011


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 SociologyKey Ideas in Sociology
Third Edition
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College
$43.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-7811-8
240 pages, ©2011
 

CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

 
Using a text/reader approach, this text features original writings from sociology’s core contemporary theorists and provides a historical and theoretical framework for understanding these works  

Applerough and EdlesSociological Theory in the Contemporary Era
Text and Readings
Scott Appelrouth, California State University, Northridge
Laura Desfor Edles, California State University, Northridge
$78.95 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-7619-2-8010
688 pages © 2007


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
$51.95 ISBN: 978-0-7619-2871-3
224 pages, ©2004


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 Second Edition
Kenneth D. Allan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
$66.95 ISBN: 978-1-4129-7820-0
464 pages, ©2011

 

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
Second Edition
Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles,
California State University, Northridge
$72.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-7564-3
448 pages, ©2010


A text 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 TheoryExplorations in Classical Sociological Theory
Seeing the Social World
Second Edition
Kenneth D. Allan,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$74.95, ISBN: 978-1-4129-7812-5
504 pages, ©2010


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

$49.95, ISBN: 978-0-7619-7056-9
480 pages, ©2006