The Structure of Sociological Theory - Hardcover

Turner, Jonathan H.(Jonathan H. Turner)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534535992 ISBN 13: 9780534535995

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

This text covers new and emerging aspects of sociological theory and examines the significant contributions of both modern and founding theorists. Seven sections present detailed analyses of key theories and paradigms, including functionalism, evolutionary theory, conflict theory, critical theory, exchange theory, interactionist theory, and structuralism. The Seventh Edition is a less encyclopedic text than the Sixth Edition; despite the in-depth discussions of theorists and their contributions to the field, the text is concise and focused and is appropriate for use in nine- and ten-week courses.

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About the Author:

Jonathan Turner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including THE EMERGENCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, which is published by Wadsworth as a companion volume to this text. Dr. Turner is also the author of well over one hundred research articles in journals and books, and has served on the editorial boards of many journals and publishers, including the University of California Press. An award-winning scholar, he has received the Faculty Research Lecturer Award at the University of California for his research on social theory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0534535992
• ISBN 13: 9780534535995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560