Murray Knuttila, Andre Magnan

Introducing Sociology

A Critical Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A concise, unique approach to the critical analysis of sociology, with an overview of the development of social theory.

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Produktdetails

• Introducing Sociology
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, Canada
• 5 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9780195439823
• ISBN-10: 0195439821
• Artikelnr.: 34554283

Autorenporträt

Murray Knuttila is provost and vice-president academic at Brock University. Before joining Brock, Dr. Knuttila spent more than 30 years with the University of Regina. In addition to Oxford Canada, Dr. Knuttila has published books with McClelland and Stewart, Garamond Press, Fernwood Publishing, Zed Books, and the Canadian Plains Research Center, as well as contributing chapters and articles to numerous journals and edited collections. André Magnan is an assistant professor in the department of sociology and social studies at the University of Regina. His research and teaching interests include the sociology of agrifood relations, globalization and development, environmental sociology, and sociological theory.

Inhaltsangabe

* Pedagogical Resources Table of Contents
* Preface
* Part I The Sociological Perspective and the Basic Language of
Sociology
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* Science as a Way of Knowing
* Sociology and the Social Sciences
* Sociology as the Study of Structure and Agency
* Sociology as Critical Thought and Thinking
* Science, Theory, and the Origins of Sociology
* The Sociological Imagination and Its 'Promise'
* Developing the Sociological Perspective
* Getting on with Sociological Analysis
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* Physiological Needs and Drives
* Instinct
* Human Physiology
* Culture: The Work of Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead
* The Characteristics of Culture
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* Culture and Society
* The Elements of Social Structure
* The Tools of Sociology
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* The Biological Processes
* The Human Personality
* Types of Socialization
* Agents or Agencies of Socialization
* The Cultural Determinist Position
* The Cases of Feral Children
* What Do Twin Studies Tell Us?
* Socialization as Unique and Shared
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* Conditioning Theory
* Jean Piaget
* The Symbolic Interactionist Approach
* Sigmund Freud
* Moving on
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* Sex and Gender as a Fundamental Dimension of the Human Condition
* Sex and Gender: Conceptual Clarification
* The Basic Biology of Sex
* Awash in a Sea of Hormones?
* Sex, Gender, and Brain Hemispheres
* Sexual and Gender Reassignment
* Biology Yes-Destiny No
* Sex, Gender, and Social Learning
* Moving on-Neither Nature nor Nurture
* Towards a Sociological Synthesis
* Part II Theorizing Society
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* The Historical Background
* Auguste Comte and the Emergence of a Discipline
* Marx and the Study of Human Society
* Emile Durkheim
* Max Weber's New Blueprint for Analysis
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* Early Contemporary Theory: The Structural Functionalist Perspective
* Early Contemporary Theory: Neo-Marxist Social Theory
* Early Contemporary Theory: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
* Beyond Early Contemporary Theory
* Structure and Agency: New Visions
* Conclusion
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* Introduction
* Women's Rights, Patriarchy, and the First Wave
* Sex and Gender in Structural Functionalist Thought
* Liberal Feminism
* Marxian Feminism
* The Domestic Labour Dispute
* Radical Feminism
* Socialist Feminism: Hartmann and Barrett
* Third Wave Feminism
* Conclusion
* Part III Applying Sociological Theories and Concepts
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* Ways of Knowing
* Conceptual Digression
* Conventional Western Science
* Critical Realism and Science
* Feminist Research and Critical Realism
* From Philosophy to Research
* Social Science Techniques: A Preliminary Sketch
* Survey
* Participant Observation
* Content Analysis
* Experimental Design
* Conclusion
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* Social Inequality in Canada
* The 'Discovery' of Class in North America
* The Structural Functionalists: Parsons, Davis, and Moore
* The Dimensions of Social Stratification
* Marxist Theories of Class
* Neo-Marxism and Class Analysis
* The Study of Social Inequality in Canada: New Directions in Class
Analysis
* Conclusion
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* Pluralism
* Power and the Ruling Class: The Marxian Perspective
* Revising Marx: Neo-Marxism on the State
* Classical Elite Theory
* Beyond Class Politics: Feminism and the State
* Power in Numbers: Modern Social Movements
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* Should We Study Men and Masculinity?
* Gender as Sex Roles: A Critique
* Gender as Social Practice
* Hegemonic Masculinity
* Patriarchy and Capitalism
* Patriarchy, Capitalism, and Hegemonic Masculinity
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* Basic Definitions
* The Structural Functionalist Approach
* The Neo-Marxist Approach
* The Feminist Challenge to Sociological Thought
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* Definitions
* Understanding Health Inequalities
* Classical Sociology and Health
* The Sociology of Health Emerges
* Symbolic Interactionism
* Power Conflict Theory and Health
* Feminist Theory
* Post Structuralism
* Towards a Holistic Approach
* Healthcare Systems: A Comment
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* Biological Explanations
* Emile Durkheim
* Parsons and Merton
* Conflict Theory and the Study of Deviance
* Neo-Marxist or Power-Conflict Theory
* Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance: Labelling Theory
* Feminist Theory
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* Defining Race, Ethnicity, and 'Other'
* Race in Western Thought: Early Views of Difference, Inequality, and
Race
* Race and Modernity
* Genome Science and Race
* Sociological Theory, Race, and Ethnicity
* Some Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
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* A Brief History of World Capitalism
* How Do We Make Sense of the World Economy?
* Conclusion
* Postscript The Sociological Imagination and New Directions in Social
Theory
* Sociology as a Mode of Thought
* Some Preliminary Premises
* The Limits of Abstract Theory
* The Sociological Imagination Revisited
* References
* Index