Key Sociological Thinkers

by Rob Stones (Editor), Bob Jessop (Contributor), Craig Browne (Contributor)

The third edition of this popular and established core textbook provides an invaluable guide to 24 of the most influential thinkers in Sociology. Written by leading academics in the field, Key Sociological Thinkers provides a clear and contextualised introduction to classical and contemporary theory. Each chapter offers an insightful assessment of a different theorist, exploring their lives, works and legacies, and in a much-valued 'Seeing Things Differently' section authors demonstrate how each thinker's ideas can be used to illuminate aspects of social life in new ways.

With frameworks for deep learning around group discussion, this continues be an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate modules on sociological and social theory.

New to this
- Four new chapters, on Mead, Du Bois, Latour and Alexander
- Five chapters by new authors on existing key Durkheim, Merton, Goffman, Bourdieu, and Giddens
- A major new introduction
- An updated, structured and annotated 'Further Reading' section for each thinker
- Extended accounts of 13 additional thinkers who have influenced, or been influenced by, the key thinkers

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Academic

478 pages, Hardcover

First published June 22, 1998

Reviews

[Farnaz]

ترجمه فارسی این کتاب حتی از افتضاح هم اونورتره. معادل‌گذاری‌های عجیب غریب، غلط‌های لپی مثل استفاده از مارکسیست به جای مارکسیسم در جایی که صحبت راجع به مکتبه و نه فرد، و مشخصات عدم ویراست این کتاب رو فوق‌العاده غیردلچسب می‌کنه.
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[endo]

این کتاب می‌تونه آشنایی و مرور مناسبی باشه، در کنار تلاش ویراستار برای حفظ انسجام میان فصل‌ها، هر فصل هم به تنهایی قابل اتکا و استفاده‌ست. اما ترجمه نیاز به بازبینی جدی‌ای داره.

[Gabriel]

extremely useful and very well edited! I really enjoyed reading a compendium about all the key sociological thinkers to understand our times. Every section is followed with a list of books to explore the thinker's concepts further

[Inge]

Fantastic. Clear explanations of the most important ideas of the most important writers in sociology. Excellent for when you need a basis because you read so many articles that refer to Durkheim and Marx and Bourdieu.

[EvaLovesYA]

En rigtig god kilde ifb. med et semesterfag på engelskstudiet.

- Brugt på universitetet (engelsk)

[Cold]

Introductions to fields I know nothing about are always interesting. Will re-read certain chapters.