A world-class introduction to the historical and continuing impact of classical theory on sociological debate
The latest edition of Classical Sociological Theory offers students a definitive guide to the theoretical foundations of sociology and the continuing impact of the ideas explored by early theorists, including Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton. The prestigious editors have integrated several readings on the most influential theories arising out of the Enlightenment era and the work of de Tocqueville.
Readers are introduced to seminal works in classical sociological theory by way of editorial introductions that lend historical and intellectual perspective to the included readings. The readings themselves have been selected based on their combinations of theoretical sophistication and accessibility. From analyses of self and society to examinations of critical theory and structural-functional analysis, Classical Sociological Theory remains the gold standard in classical theory readers.
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Notes on the Editors ix Acknowledgments xi General Introduction 1 Part I Precursors to Sociological Theory 25 Introduction to Part I 27 1 Of the Natural Condition and the Commonwealth (from Leviathan) 36 Thomas Hobbes 2 Of the Social Contract (from The Social Contract) 44 Jean-Jacques Rousseau 3 What is Enlightenment? (from Immanuel Kant, The Philosophy of Kant) 55 Immanuel Kant 4 The Wealth of Nations (from The Wealth of Nations) 60 Adam Smith Part II Liberal Theories of Social Order 71 Introduction to Part II 73 5 Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of the Americans (from Democracy in America) 83 Alexis de Tocqueville 6 Tyranny of the Majority (from Democracy in America) 102 Alexis de Tocqueville 7 What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear (from Democracy in America) 112 Alexis de Tocqueville 8 Society in America (from Society in America) 118 Harriet Martineau 9 “A Belated Industry” 126 Jane Addams 10 Freedom in a Complex Society (from The Great Transformation) 133 Karl Polanyi Part III The Sociological Theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 141 Introduction to Part III 143 11 The German Ideology (from The German Ideology, Part One) 154 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 12 Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1884 (from Collected Works, Vol 3) 158 Karl Marx 13 Manifesto of the Communist Party (from Collected Works, Vol 6) 168 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 14 Wage-Labour and Capital (from Karl Marx: Selected Works) 183 Karl Marx 15 Classes (from Collected Works, Vol 37) 191 Karl Marx 16 The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof (from Capital, An Abridged Edition) 193 Karl Marx 17 The General Formula for Capital (from Capital, An Abridged Edition) 198 Karl Marx Part IV The Sociological Theory of Emile Durkheim 203 Introduction to Part IV 205 18 The Rules of Sociological Method (from The Rules of Sociological Method) 211 Emile Durkheim 19 The Division of Labor in Society (from The Division of Labor in Society) 228 Emile Durkheim 20 The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (from Elementary forms of the Religious Life) 250 Emile Durkheim 21 Suicide (from Suicide: A Study in Sociology) 262 Emile Durkheim Part V The Sociological Theory of Max Weber 271 Introduction to Part V 273 22 “Objectivity” in Social Science (from The Methodology of the Social Sciences) 279 Max Weber 23 Basic Sociological Terms (from The Theory of Social and Economic Organization) 286 Max Weber 24 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (from Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism with Other Writings on the Rise of the West) 296 Max Weber 25 The Distribution of Power within the Political Community: Class, Status, Party (from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) 314 Max Weber 26 The Types of Legitimate Domination (from The Theory of Social and Economic Organization) 323 Max Weber 27 Bureaucracy (from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) 331 Max Weber Part VI Self and Society 341 Introduction to Part VI 343 28 The Self (from Mind, Self and Society: From the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist) 348 George Herbert Mead 29 The Stranger (from Georg Simmel: On Individuality and Social Forms) 361 Georg Simmel 30 The Triad (from The Sociology of Georg Simmel) 366 Georg Simmel 31 The Metropolis and Mental Life (from Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms) 372 Georg Simmel 32 The Souls of Black Folk (from The Souls of Black Folk) 381 W.E.B. Du Bois 33 The Damnation of Women (from W.E.B. Du Bois A Reader) 387 W.E.B. Du Bois Part VII Critical Theory 397 Introduction to Part VII 399 34 Traditional and Critical Theory (from Critical Theory: Selected Essays) 406 Max Horkheimer 35 The Culture Industry (from The Dialectic of Enlightenment) 418 Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno 36 One-Dimensional Man (from One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society) 430 Herbert Marcuse 37 “Reflections on Violence” 438 Hannah Arendt Part VIII Sociology of Knowledge 445 Introduction to Part VIII 447 38 Ideology and Utopia (from Ideology and Utopia) 451 Karl Mannheim 39 The Social Construction of Reality (from The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge) 462 Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann 40 The Phenomenology of the Social World (from The Phenomenology of the Social World) 471 Alfred Schutz Part IX Functionalism 483 Introduction to Part IX 485 41 The Position of Sociological Theory (from The Position of Sociological Theory) 491 Talcott Parsons 42 Manifest and Latent Functions (from Social Theory and Social Structure) 498 Robert K. Merton 43 “Social Structure and Anomie” 505 Robert K. Merton Part X Social Exchange 513 Introduction to Part X 515 44 Social Behavior as Exchange 520 George C. Homans 45 Exchange and Power in Social Life (from Exchange and Power in Social Life) 531 Peter M. Blau Index 543
Craig Calhoun is University Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University, USA and former Director of the London School of Economics and President of the Social Science Research Council. Joseph Gerteis is Professor of Sociology and co-Director of the American Mosaic Project at the University of Minnesota, USA. His research focuses on race, ethnicity, and political culture. James Moody is Professor of Sociology at Duke University, USA, and Director of the Duke Network Analysis Center. His work focuses on the network foundations of social cohesion and diffusion. Steven Pfaff is Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, USA. His research focuses on religion, politics and social change. Indermohan Virk is Executive Director of the Patten Foundation and the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University Bloomington, USA.
