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A systematic introduction to Sociology suitable for undergraduate education. It cover the majar syllabus at this level, and is exceptionally clear and readable. The substantive areas are covered in terms of the major theoretical perspective within sociology. Each chapter closes with a section on the ideological basis of the views... more
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Steven Pinker
[Paperback 2007]
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Widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading experts on language and the workings of the mind, Pulitzer Prize finalist Pinker has undertaken the most ambitious and controversial work of his career--a brilliant reexamination of the concept of human nature. "In a work of outstanding clarity and sheer brilliance Steven... more
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George Ritzer
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About the Book : This is a comprehensive text on sociological theory that discusses classical and contemporary theory. Arranged chronologically, it spans the history of sociological theory from its inception to the present. Key theories are integrated with biographical and autobiographical sketches of the lives of theorists to place readings... more
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Charles Lemert
[Paperback, 3rd Edition]
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This first truly multicultural anthology collects important, readable texts representative of the full range of social theory as it has developed from the nineteenth century to the present. Now that social theory is practiced in many disciplines, it is time to reflect on the variety of theories being read today... more
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Stuart Sim ,
Borin Van Loon ,
Richard Appignanesi
[Paperback 2009]
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Provides a route through the tangled jungle of competing theories.... more
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Charles Mac Kay ,
Andrew P Tobias
[Paperback 2008]
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A complete repackaging of the classic work about grand-scale madness, major schemes, and bamboozlement--and the universal human susceptibility to all three. This informative, funny collection encompasses a broad range of manias and deceptions, from witch burnings to the Great Crusades to the prophecies of Nostradamus. More than a century before... more
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Wallace ,
Wolf
[Paperback 2008, 6th Edition]
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Contemporary Sociology has been build of the inspiration of the giants of sociology like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, and Mead. The contemporary theorists while continuing the classical tradition, they indeed expand the horizons of the discipline from three vantage points of view macrostructural, microinteractional, and interpretative. This simply written book... more
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[Paperback 2011]
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Sociological Traditions looks at the sociology of India from two perspectives: first, understanding the cultural traditions of India with special reference to religious and ethical values; and second, exploring the growth of the sociological traditions of India. Divided in two parts, the book goes beyond mere description of the main... more
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Lewis A Coser
[Paperback 2012, 1st Edition]
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For today's readers to understand the history of sociological theories more is required than a knowledge of formal propositions and theoretical structures. In this impressive and enduring text, Coser elucidates his examination of the ideas of fifteen influential sociological thinkers with a discussion of the social and intellectual circumstances that... more
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Thorstein Veblen ,
Robert Lekachman
[Paperback 1994]
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In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behavior. Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding... more
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Paulo Freire
[Paperback 2005]
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This text argues that the ignorance and lethargy of the poor are the direct result of the whole economic, social and political domination. The book suggests that in some countries the oppressors use the system to maintain a 'culture of silence'. Through the right kind of education, the book suggests,... more
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Peter Kivisto
[Paperback 2007, 3rd Edition]
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The third edition of Peter Kivisto's comprehensive collection of student-accessible, primary-source readings provides students an opportunity to experience "first-hand" a broad range of orientations shaping sociological theory today. Its seminal writings from key theorists were selected for their high degree of relevance and accessibility to undergraduates. The readings help students... more
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Emile Durkheim ,
W D Halls ,
Steven Lukes
[Paperback 1982]
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Raewyn Connell
[Paperback 2008]
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Southern Theory presents the case for a radical rethinking of social science and its relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale. Mainstream social science pictures the world as understood by the educated and affluent in Europe and North America. From Weber and Keynes to Friedman and Foucault,... more
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Peter Augustine Lawler ,
Dale Mc Conkey
[Hardcover 1998]
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There is a crisis in America revolving around social and political life, and the contributors to this essay collection believe it has provoked a renewed attention to the issue of community in political thought. The 14 essays approach the question of community and political thought from a variety of perspectives,... more
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Earl Smith
[Hardcover 2009]
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Duncan Green
[Paperback 1999]
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Exploring the lives of the street children of Latin America through their own eyes and voices, Hidden Lives builds on the concept of children's rights enshrined in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through interviews with children across the continent, as well as teachers, welfare workers... more
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Philip Selznick
[Paperback 1994]
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'The remarkable thesis of Philip Selznick's 'The Moral Commonwealth' is that we have the materials to resolve our moral uneasiness ready at hand....By taking a fresh look at the social thought of our time, by seeing it in the context of longer continuities, we can retrieve and restore a worthy... more
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Charlotte Kahn
[Hardcover 2000]
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East Germans had passed their threshold of frustration about the gloom, restraint, and shortages in their country, and they had tired of looking at the television pictures of the thriving countryside and material plenty beyond their borders. East Germans demonstrated peacefully until--almost unexpectedly-the Berlin Wall burst open and they crossed... more
