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Classical Sociological Theory
By Irving M. Zeitlin
February 2019
Print ISBN: 9781773381008
Overview
Authored by the world-renowned sociologist Dr. Irving Zeitlin, Classical Sociological Theory is an abridged version of the popular textbook Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory. Known for its comprehensive descriptions of classical sociological theorists and concepts from Enlightenment to the 20th century, this new, abridged edition features an updated introduction, extensive index, and 14 succinct chapters.
Dr. Zeitlin provides detailed explanations of essential philosophies; develops ideologies and theories within a historical context; and introduces readers to the classical critical thinkers of our time, such as Émile Durkheim, Karl Mannheim, Karl Marx, George Herbert Mead, Max Weber, and Mary Wollstonecraft. This is an ideal resource for undergraduate students of sociology, philosophy, social theory, and social psychology.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 | The Enlightenment: Philosophical Foundations
Chapter 2 | Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
Vindication of the Rights of Women
Chapter 3 | The Romantic-Conservative Reaction
—Hegel's Historical Synthesis
—Conservative Philosophy and Sociology: A Summary
Chapter 4 | Auguste Comte (1798-1857)
—The Advent of Positive Philosophy
—The Positive Method in Its Application to Social Phenomena
Chapter 5 | The Philosophical Orientations of Karl Marx
(1818-1883)
Chapter 6 | Marx's Relation to Hegel and Feuerbach
Chapter 7 | Marx's Historical Sociology
—Marx's Famous "Preface"
—Tribal Ownership
—Productive Forces: Did Marx in Fact Assign Them Casual
Priority?
—The Feudal Mode of Production
—The Asiatic Mode of Production: Its Significance for Marx's
—Theoretical Implications
—The Capitalist Mode of Production
—Was Marx a Social Evolutionist?
Chapter 8 | Max Weber (1864-1920)
—Weber's Dialogue with Marxism
—Feudalism: Weber's View and its Affinities with that of Marx
—The Asiatic Mode of Production: Weber's Fruitful Elaboration of Marx's Concept
—Asian Religions
—Western Capitalism: Weber's Complementary Analysis
—Social Class and Other Aspects of Social Organization:Weber's
Revision of Marx's Class Theory
—Bureaucracy
—The Charismatic Political Leader: Weber's Error
—The Historical-Sociological Method
Chapter 9 | Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)
—Pareto's Repudiation of The Enlightenment's Legacy
—Pareto and Science
—Les Systemes Socialistes
—Pareto's Sociology
—Society Elites, and Force
—Pareto and Fascism
Chapter 10 | Gaetano Mosca (1858-1941)
—The Ruling Class
—Aristotle and Montesquieu
—Juridical Defense
—Universal Suffrage
—Parliamentarism
—Standing Armies
Chapter 11 | Robert Michels (1876-1936)
Chapter 12 | Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
—Durkheim and Saint-Simon
—The Problem of Order
—Order and Justice
—Durkheim's Sociology of Deviant Behavior
—Crime and Punishment
—Durkheim's Sociology of Religion
—Methodological Rules and Values
—The Study of Suicide
Chapter 13 | Karl Mannheim (1893-1947)
—Ideology and Utopia
—The Intelligentsia
Chapter 14 | George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)
—Mind, Self, and Society
—Meaning
—The Self
—The "I" and the ""Me""
—The "Biologic I"
—The Philosophy of the Act
—More on Mead's Pragmatic Epistemology
—Epilogue
—Index
