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Icons of Sociology presents a great variety of seminal insights of renowned founders of sociology and the pioneering theories of highly reputed modern sociologists. It takes readers on a tour through the (young) history of sociology. A journey that brings them into contact with examples of the social theories and empirical studies evolved by Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Norbert Elias, Mary Douglas, Peter L. Berger, Pierre Bourdieu and Jürgen Habermas. Icons of Sociology puts their careers and work in a social and historical context and shows how important they were to other social sciences. The book tackles a variety of fundamental questions such as: why do so many people feel alienated from society, which social factors lead to higher suicide rates, which religious factors stimulate capitalism, what are the social consequences of a money-based economy, what has triggered the process of secularization, and why is social inequality such a persistent phenomenon? Major findings and theories about social behaviour, relations, processes and structures are explained with great clarity. This book is recommended for sociology students and others eager to extend their knowledge of sociology.
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- PublisherEleven Intl Pub
- ISBN 10 9047300076
- ISBN 13 9789047300076
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages512
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