Modern Sociological Theory

Abstract

PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: The Early Years Chapter 2. A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: The Later Years PART II: MODERN SOCIOLOGIAL THEORY: THE MAJOR SCHOOLS Chapter 3. Structural Functionalism, Neofunctionalism, and Conflict Theory Chapter 4. Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory Chapter 5. Systems Theory Chapter 6. Symbolic Interactionism Chapter 7. Ethnomethodology Chapter 8. Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories Chapter 9. Modern Feminist Theory PART III: RECENT INTEGRATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Chapter 10. Micro-Macro and Agency-Structure Integration PART IV: FROM MODERN TO POSTMODERN SOCIAL THEORY Chapter 11. Contemporary Theories of Modernity Chapter 12. Globalization Theory Chapter 13. Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and the Emergence of Postmodern Social Theory Chapter 14. Cutting Edge Developments in Contemporary Theory Appendix: Sociological Metatheorizing and a Metatheoretical Schema for Analyzing Sociological Theory