Classical sociological theory

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Cover; Detailed Contents; Preface; A Note to Students; Section I: The European Roots of Sociological Theory; Chapter 1

The Origins of Sociological Theory; The Contours of Sociological Theory; Deductive and Inductive Reasoning; Ideology and Objectivity; Sociological Subjects; Research Traditions; The Philosophical Precursors of Sociology; Tradition and Modernity; The Philosophes and the Enlightenment; Political Revolutions; Subjects and Citizens; Capitalism and Industrial Revolution; Order and Change; Science and Ethics; Final Thoughts on the Philosophical Precursors; References. Chapter 2

Theorizing After the Revolution: Saint-Simon, Comte, and MartineauClaude-Henri, Comte de Saint-Simon (1760-1825); Saint-Simon's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Auguste Comte (1798-1857); Comte's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Harriet Martineau (1802-1876); Martineau's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change. Class, Gender, and RaceOther Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Final Thoughts; References; Section II: Conservative Theories; Chapter 3

Evolutionism and Functionalism: Spencer and Sumner; Herbert Spencer (1820-1903); Spencer's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; William Graham Sumner (1840-1910); Sumner's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions. Final ThoughtsReferences; Chapter 4

Society as Sui Generis: Durkheim; Emile Durkheim (1858-1917); Durkheim's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Society, Humans, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Final Thoughts; References; Section III: Radical Theory; Chapter 5

Radical Anticapitalism: Marx and Engels; Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895); Marx's and Engels's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Humans, Society, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions. Final ThoughtsReferences; Chapter 6

Marxism Extended: Lenin and Luxemburg; V.I. Lenin (1870-1924); Lenin's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Humans, Society, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919); Luxemburg's Central Theories and Methods; Nature of Humans, Society, and Change; Class, Gender, and Race; Other Theories and Theorists; Critique and Conclusions; Final Thoughts; References; Section IV: Sociological Theories of Complexity and Form. Chapter 7

Social Action and Social Complexity: Max Weber and Marianne Weber