Sociological Beginnings

Author : Christopher Adair-Toteff
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781846314100

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Sociological Beginnings by Christopher Adair-Toteff Pdf

This is a translated edition of five of the nine papers and the responses presented at the first conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) that was held in 1910. These are seminal contributions by some of the founders of classical German sociology and social theory, including Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Ferdinand Tönnies, Ernst Troeltsch, and Werner Sombart. A substantial introduction discusses the lives and works of the five thinkers, placing them in the context of Germany in the early twentieth century and discussing their personal and societal connections. The papers, none of which has ever appeared in English, are a remarkable testament to the developing thought of key scholars. The year 1910 was a defining year for German sociology. There were still no sociology schools, departments, or even professorships, but a significant number of important thinkers had published crucial sociological works. Through such publications Ferdinand Tönnies, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Werner Sombart and Ernst Troeltsch had founded considerable reputations, and by 1909 the first three had banded together with other scholars to form the DGS. The papers show German sociology at a decisive moment, when these thinkers were at their prime and were engaged in building a new society devoted to investigation of social reality based upon sound scholarly principles and free from biased social dogmatics. The topics continue to have relevance and the exchanges provide a lively dimension, one that is not found simply by reading the books of these five founders of sociological thinking.

Author : George Ritzer
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000038168286

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Sociological Beginnings by George Ritzer Pdf

An introduction to sociology for use on first sociology courses. The types of beginnings discussed include the founding of sociology, biographies of the major founders of sociology, the development of major sociological theories and the emergence of some major sociological research methods.

Author : Martin D. Stringer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139445467

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A Sociological History of Christian Worship by Martin D. Stringer Pdf

In this book the 2000 year history of Christian worship is viewed from a sociological perspective. Martin Stringer develops the idea of discourse as a way of understanding the place of Christian worship within its many and diverse social contexts. Beginning with the Biblical material the author provides a broad survey of changes over 2000 years of the Christian church, together with a series of case studies that highlight particular elements of the worship, or specific theoretical applications. Stringer does not simply examine the mainstream traditions of Christian worship in Europe and Byzantium, but also gives space to lesser-known traditions in Armenia, India, Ethiopia and elsewhere. Offering a contribution to the ongoing debate that breaks away from a purely textual or theological study of Christian worship, this book provides a greater understanding of the place of worship in its social and cultural context.

Author : Jeniffer Platt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134282265

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A Sociological History of the British Sociological Association by Jeniffer Platt Pdf

This book is about the development of sociology in Britain told through the story of its learned society, The British Sociological Association. Learned societies have been neglected in the history of the discipline, though they are a vital part of the social structure of academic life. The BSA has had its internal dynamics, but it has also been affected by external factors relevant to wider academic life, which range from government policies to the rise of feminism. These have had an important effect on all the social sciences, but their impact upon sociology has been particularly marked. The first two chapters of the book give a general historical overview, starting with the range of predecessor organisations, and going on to how the BSA came to be founded, the major changes in educational policy and structures which have formed much of the context for its activities, and how it has, in response to both internal and external pressures, changed over time. Against that background, the remaining chapters look in more analytical detail at particular issues across the whole time-span. These include the role of the BSA in the intellectual life of the discipline, the nature of the membership and activists, the role of feminism, case studies of key issues of controversy and politics arising from individual cases, and consideration of how the association has been run and its relationship with other organisations such as the International Sociological Association and the ESRC (a key government funding body). The book concludes with an overview of the history of the BSA and its role as a professional association. The book will be of interest to sociologists, and to others interested in the history and sociology of the social sciences and the professions.

Author : Daniel Chernilo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107009806

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The Natural Law Foundations of Modern Social Theory by Daniel Chernilo Pdf

Daniel Chernilo offers an original reconstruction of the history of universalism in modern social thought from Hobbes to Habermas.

Author : T. B. Bottomore,Robert A. Nisbet
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Sociology
ISBN : NWU:35556021624184

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A History of Sociological Analysis by T. B. Bottomore,Robert A. Nisbet Pdf

Author : Harry Elmer Barnes
Publisher : Chicago, U. P
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172020393343

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An Introduction to the History of Sociology by Harry Elmer Barnes Pdf

Author : Albion W. Small
Publisher : New York : Russell & Russell
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Sociology
ISBN : UCAL:B3986086

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Origins of Sociology by Albion W. Small Pdf

Author : Heinz Maus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317834342

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A Short History of Sociology by Heinz Maus Pdf

Originally published in English in 1962, this book presents in clear language an account of the growth of sociology from its earliest roots in the Enlightenment, through the 19th century philosophers in Germany, positivists in France, social workers in England, the theorists in America, through the pioneering days of the early and middle part of the 20th century.

Author : Arris Dorsey &
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781839474262

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Origins of Sociological Theory by Arris Dorsey & Pdf

The field of sociology itself-and sociological theory by extension-is relatively new. Both date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The drastic social changes of that period, such as industrialization, urbanization, and the rise of democratic states caused particularly Western thinkers to become aware of society. The oldest sociological theories deal with broad historical processes relating to these changes. Since then, sociological theories have come to encompass most aspects of society, including communities, organizations and relationships. The basic insight of sociology is that human behaviour is largely shaped by the groups to which people belong and by the social interaction that takes place within those groups. The main focus of sociology is the group, not the individual. This compendium offers selections that present special propositions, specific concepts, or examples of substantive theorizing rather than discussions of integrated systems. The present attempt is made to describe the different aspects of sociological theory generally being explained by the social scientists and it is hoped that it will be of great use for all those concerned with sociology.

Author : Mary Evans
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335229727

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EBOOK: A Short History of Society: The Making of the Modern World by Mary Evans Pdf

"A brilliant inquiry into culture and society over some seven centuries, Mary Evans explores the origins and trajectories of modernity from the Reformation through the Enlightenment to the contemporary period. Her intellectual control of complex ideas and diverse forms of evidence is consistently impressive. Exploring various pessimistic, dystopian strands in European perspectives on modernity by Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber and Theodor Adorno, she defends a balanced view of both the negative and positive consequences of modernization. This is historical sociology at its best: judicious, theoretically informed, carefully crafted, grounded in empirical research, and above all intellectually clever. A Short History of Society will prove to be a valuable companion to the student who needs a concise scholarly and sociological overview of modernity." Bryan Turner, National University of Singapore A Short History of Society is a concise account of the emergence of modern western society. It looks at how successive generations have understood and explained the world in which they lived, and examines significant events since the Enlightenment that have led to the development of society as we know it today. The book spans the period 1500 to the present day and discusses the social world in terms of both its politics and its culture. This book is ideal for undergraduate students in the social sciences who are perplexed by the myriad of events and theories with which their courses are concerned, and who need a historical perspective on the changes that shaped the contemporary world.

Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226090962

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Sociology in America by Craig Calhoun Pdf

Though the word “sociology” was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situation—and to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological Association—Craig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produce Sociology in America. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments, Sociology in America is a true history of an often disparate field—and a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline’s intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in America will stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Craig Calhoun, Charles Camic, Miguel A. Centeno, Patricia Hill Collins, Marjorie L. DeVault, Myra Marx Ferree, Neil Gross, Lorine A. Hughes, Michael D. Kennedy, Shamus Khan, Barbara Laslett, Patricia Lengermann, Doug McAdam, Shauna A. Morimoto, Aldon Morris, Gillian Niebrugge, Alton Phillips, James F. Short Jr., Alan Sica, James T. Sparrow, George Steinmetz, Stephen Turner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Immanuel Wallerstein, Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Howard Winant

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Sociology
ISBN : UIUC:30112000491909

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The History of Sociology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Bourke,Quentin Skinner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009231046

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History in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Richard Bourke,Quentin Skinner Pdf

Offers a collaborative exploration of the role of historical understanding in leading disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.

Author : Peter Baehr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351519304

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Founders, Classics, Canons by Peter Baehr Pdf

Founders, classics, and canons have been vitally important in helping to frame sociology's identity. Within the academy today, a number of positionsfeminist, postmodernist, postcolonialquestion the status of "tradition."In Founders, Classics, Canons, Peter Baehr defends the continuing importance of sociology's classics and traditions in a university education. Baehr offers arguments against interpreting, defending, and attacking sociology's great texts and authors in terms of founders and canons. He demonstrates why, in logical and historical terms, discourses and traditions cannot actually be "founded" and why the term "founder" has little explanatory content. Equally, he takes issue with the notion of "canon" and argues that the analogy between the theological canon and sociological classic texts, though seductive, is mistaken.Although he questions the uses to which the concepts of founder, classic, and canon have been put, Baehr is not dismissive. On the contrary, he seeks to understand the value and meaning these concepts have for the people who employ them in the cultural battle to affirm or attack the liberal university tradition.