This volume is designed as a basic text for upper level and
graduate courses in contemporary sociological theory. Most
sociology programs require their majors to take at least one course
in sociological theory, sometimes two. A typical breakdown is
between classical and contemporary theory. Theory is perhaps one of
the bro- est areas of sociological inquiry and serves as a
foundation or framework for more specialized study in specific
substantive areas of the field. In addition, the study of
sociological theory can readily be related to various aspects of
other social science disciplines as well. From the very beginning
sociology has been characterized by alternative theoretical
perspectives. Classical theory includes the European founding
figures of the dis- pline whose works were produced during the
later half of the nineteenth century and the first couple of
decades of the twentieth century plus early American th- rists. For
most of the second half of the twentieth century, a fairly high
consensus has developed among American sociologists regarding these
major founders, p- ticularly with regard to the works of Durkheim
and Weber in analyzing the overall society and of Simmel in
analyzing social interaction processes. Since the late 1960s and
early 1970s the influence of Marx has also been recognized. Recent
decades have also witnessed an increased emphasis on the important
contributions of several pioneering feminist perspectives in the
early years of sociology.
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