Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
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Illuminating Social Life has enjoyed increasing popularity with each edition. Editor Peter Kivisto attempts to bridge the gap between social theory and the substantive courses contained in the sociology curriculum. 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. This Fourth Edition is updated and revised to help students appreciate the relevance and the significance of social theory - and in the process reduces the anxiety many feel about required theory courses. New to the Fourth Edition -Addresses new issues: Two new chapters contribute to the immediacy and accuracy of the text for today s student: Chapter 11: Contrasts of Carnival: Mardi Gras Between the Modern and Postmodern and Chapter 12: Negotiating the Social Landscape to Create Social Change. -Incorporates substantive changes: Material has been updated throughout with significant changes to Chapters 1, 3, 8, and 13. -Includes more discussion questions: There are now five discussion questions instead of three per reading. -Makes the content more accessible and relevant for students: 13 original essays written by current theorists illustrate the connection between research, theory, and issue. -Offers substantial introductions by the Editor: These introductions help link the applied essays to a complete review of the classical and modern social theories used in the book. Intended Audience This text is a perfect complement for a standard theory text or other source materials for advanced undergraduate courses such as Sociological Theory and Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory in departments of sociology.
PART ONE: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORYIntroduction - Peter KivistoWorking Longer, Living Less - John P Walsh and Anne Zacharias-Walsh Understanding Marx through the Workplace TodayThe Weberian Theory of Rationalization and the McDonaldization of Contemporary Society - George RitzerSurfing the Net for Community - Anne M Hornsby A Durkheimian Analysis of Electronic GatheringsAlcohol-Related Windows on Simmel's Social World - William J Staudenmeier JrPART TWO: CONTEMPORARY THEORIES AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE CLASSICSIntroduction - Peter KivistoCriminalizing Transgressing Youth - Paul Colomy and Laura Ross Greiner A Neofunctionalist Analysis of Institution BuildingWhy Do African-Americans Pay More for New Cars? A Structural Explanation - Christopher PrendergastCritical Theory, Legitimation Crisis and the Deindustrialization of Flint, Michigan - Steven P DandaneauThe Socially Constructed Body - Judith Lorber and Patricia Yancey Martin Insights from Feminist TheoryPretty Woman, Ugly Man - Julia O'Connell Davidson Interpretivism and the Study of ProstitutionGoffman's Dramaturgical Sociology - Peter Kivisto and Dan Pittman Personal Sales and Service in a Commodified WorldThe 'New' Means of Consumption - George Ritzer A Postmodern AnalysisGlobalization and Religious Fundamentalism - William H Swatos Jr
