Classical Sociological Theory
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This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The volume explores the pioneering minds of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, who developed our modern idea of society; and looks at the powerful influence of the works of early sociologists Mead, Simmel, Freud, and Du Bois. It concludes with the major works and theoretical perspectives of the mid-twentieth century, including those of Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton. As a whole, the reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to its current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate. Updated throughout, this second edition includes selected readings which provide clearer introductions to classical theory, providing examples and showing connections to current sociology. This title’s approach of giving substantial primary source texts rather than merely “snippets,” and backing these up with generous introductions, is maintained in this new edition. There is an entirely new section with new readings on the immediate “pre-history” of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville. Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the readings, making this an authoritative and compact survey of the most representative works of classical social theory, and an essential text for undergraduate courses. Classical Sociological Theory, in conjunction with its complement, Contemporary Sociological Theory, offers readers a complete overview of sociological theory.
ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Pt. IThe Sociological Theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels1Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Law262Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844343Commodities444The General Formula for Capital605Division of Labour and Manufacture666The So-Called Primitive Accumulation707Classes758Manifesto of the Communist Party769The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte91Pt. IIThe Sociological Theory of Emile Durkheim10The Rules of Sociological Method10911The Division of Labor in Society12812The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life150Pt. IIIThe Sociological Theory of Max Weber13"Objectivity" in Social Science17114Basic Sociological Terms17815The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism18816The Distribution of Power Within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party20617The Types of Legitimate Domination21518Bureaucracy223Pt. IVSelf and Society in Sociological Theory19The Self24020The Stranger25321Group Expansion and the Development of Individuality25822Civilization and its Discontents27323The Souls of Black Folk281Pt. VKnowledge and Critical Theory24Ideology and Utopia29325Traditional and Critical Theory30426Cultural Criticism and Society31927One Dimensional Man331Pt. VIStructural-Functional Analysis28The Structure of Social Action34729The Position of Sociological Theory35930An Outline of the Social System36631On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range38632Manifest and Latent Functions39833The Bearing of Empirical Research on Sociological Theory405Index413
