Introduction to Sociological Theory (eBook)

Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century

Michele Dillon (Autor)

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2024 | 4. Auflage
1315 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-88744-7 (ISBN)

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Introduces both classical and contemporary sociological theory in a single comprehensive volume

Introduction to Sociological Theory helps undergraduate and graduate students appreciate the diverse perspectives found in sociological analysis, apply theoretical concepts to contemporary issues, and think analytically about everyday occurrences beyond the classroom. Covering a diverse range of theorists and conceptual frameworks, this easily accessible textbook integrates carefully selected primary quotations, extensive discussion of key topics, and a wealth of illustrative empirical examples from around the world.

The updated fourth edition of Introduction to Sociological Theory provides new contemporary examples, new discussion of current events, and new material demonstrating the relevance and practical application of sociological concepts in daily life. An entirely new section on posthumanism is accompanied by timely coverage of climate change, COVID-19, social media, post-truth society, the gig economy, ChatGPT, intersectionality, economic and racial inequality, and more.

Written in a lively and engaging style, Introduction to Sociological Theory:

• Illustrates the relevance and real-world application of various sociological concepts and analytical ideas
• Offers detailed discussion of concepts and ideas found in excerpts from original theoretical writings
• Helps students apply theoretical concepts to sociological topics such as globalization, inequality, crime, race and gender, political sociology, sexuality, culture, and religion
• Contains timelines of significant events, analytical photos, chapter glossaries, end-of-chapter review questions, full references, and mini-biographies of important figures
• Includes access to a companion website with multiple-choice and essay questions, PowerPoint slides, complementary primary readings, a quotation bank, and other background materials

Introduction to Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition, remains an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on contemporary and classical sociological theory, as well as an excellent supplement for related courses across the social sciences.

MICHELE DILLON, PHD, is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Class of 1944 Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches courses in sociological theory. Her publications include the Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, the Concise Reader in Sociological Theory, 5 academic books, and more than 50 book chapters and articles in leading journals.

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LIST OF BOXED FEATURES

TIMELINES

I.1	Major pre‐Enlightenment influences and events from the Enlightenment to the establishment of sociology

1.1	Major events spanning Marx’s lifetime (1818–1883)

2.1	Major events spanning Durkheim’s lifetime (1858–1917)

3.1	Major events spanning Weber’s lifetime (1864–1920)

3.2	The emergence of Protestantism and the expansion of capitalism

5.1	Major events from the end of World War I to the present

10.1	Major events in the achievement of women’s equality (1865–present)

12.1	Major events in the historical evolution of racial equality (1791–present)

14.1	Major globalizing economic and political events (1450–present)

CONCEPTUAL BOXES

1.1	Georg Simmel: The coldness of money

1.2	Alienation inheres in capitalism

2.1	Georg Simmel: Urbanism as a way of acting, thinking, and feeling

2.2	Analytical contrasts between traditional and modern society

3.1	Types of meaningful social action: Meaningful action can be driven by multiple and diverse motivating forces

4.1	The functional requirements (A, G, I, L) of society as an action system composed of four subsystems of action

4.2	Parsons’s five contrasting value orientations (pattern variables)

4.3	Robert Merton: The sociology of science amid social disorder

4.4	Modes of individual adaptation to societal conditions

5.1	Antonio Gramsci and the concept of hegemony

6.1	Donald Black: Conflict in social space

9.1	Pardon the interruption: Conversation differences between women and men

10.1	Woman as the Other

11.1	Keeping a tab on bodies: Census categories

12.1	Critical race theory

12.2	Slavery as social death

12.3	Facts of Blackness

13.1	Erotic capital

13.2	Norbert Elias: The civilizing process

15.1	Venice Biennale, 2022: Capturing posthumanist currents

CONTEMPORARY TOPICAL APPLICATIONS

I.1	“Post‐truth” society

1.1	Contemporary China: Consumer capitalism in a state‐controlled society

1.2	The on‐demand, gig economy

1.3	Occupational injuries in the meatpacking industry

1.4	“If I had a perfect place to die, I would die on the [football] field”

1.5	Laboring in the poultry factory

1.6	The uberization of corporate political influence

2.1	Born on the Bayou and barely feeling any urge to roam

2.2	Opioid addiction and deaths of despair

2.3	Covid’s disruption of social togetherness

2.4	Teams that practice together win together!

2.5	Social media and social isolation

2.6	Disasters, resilience, and change

2.7	The anomie of economic globalization

2.8	When tragedy brings strangers together

2.9	Flags and anthems

3.1	Explaining Brexit with Weber: Rational and nonrational action

3.2	Muslim women and virginity: Two worlds collide

3.3	Egg donors wanted

3.4	“Why is she wearing that?” Ski‐masks as beach fashion in China

3.5	Bureaucratic rationality: Bringing order to chaos at the White House

3.6	Science and politics: Climate change and Covid vaccines

4.1	Contemporary China in systemic action

4.2	Blurring the lines between medical diagnoses and economic profit

4.3	Creating an inclusive workplace: Achievement versus ascription at Google

4.4	Apple orchards and immigration restrictions: A case of anticipated and dysfunctional consequences

5.1	ChatGPT and the mystique of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

5.2	Apps and surveillance in everyday life

5.3	Advertising, advertising everywhere

5.4	Walmart shoppers

5.5	Smart water: Liquid gold

5.6	Dubai: The aesthetic commodification of culture and place

5.7	Social media and democracy

6.1	Ethnic conflict in India … amplified by social media

6.2	Women in the economic power elite

7.1	Depleted trust: Drunken abuse of the police in South Korea

7.2	Steroid report depicts a two‐player domino effect

7.3	Birds of a feather flock together

7.4	Heterosexual romance and the marriage market in China

8.1	Talking mirrors and style assistant robotic cameras

8.2	Directions for performing the role of the considerate airline passenger

8.3	Body appearance and body surgery

8.4	Impression management in the British Royal Family

9.1	Homecoming strangers: “After war, love can be a battlefield”

9.2	“I am Cait”: Naming reality

10.1	Gender gaps

10.2	Intersectionality, activist knowledge, and social justice

11.1	The birth of obesity

11.2	The normalization of sexual equality

11.3	Gay sexual freedom in China

11.4	Beyond the binary

11.5	Transgender rights and gender‐transition medical care

12.1	Muslims as Others

12.2	Affirmative action in Brazil

12.3	The postracial vision and racial awareness of Barack Obama

13.1	College education, economic mobility, and social well‐being

13.2	Celebrating “First‐Gen”

14.1	Global flows

14.2	Global openness

14.3	Class polarization in India

15.1	Is China changing the world?

15.2	Risk and uncertainty in the digital economy

15.3	Empathy walls in Europe

15.4	One Love: Bob Marley, a cosmopolitan figure

15.5	Are Western values universal...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
• Schlagworte: classical sociological theory textbook • contemporary sociological theory textbook • Einführung in die Soziologie • Gesellschaftstheorie • graduate sociological theory • Introduction to Sociology • Political Philosophy & Theory • Political Science • Politikwissenschaft • Politische Philosophie u. Politiktheorie • Social Theory • sociological theory biographies • sociological theory intro • sociological theory modern applications • sociological theory textbook • Sociology • Soziologie • undergraduate sociological theory
• ISBN-10: 1-119-88744-5 / 1119887445
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-88744-7 / 9781119887447