Overview

A collection of writings assembled from the founders of sociology in the 19th century to works by sociologists at the start of the 21st century. Nathan Rousseau's introductory sections provide biographical and theoretical context that bridges the intellectual developments in each chapter and is designed to orient students to the topics and themes ahead. The classic essays comprising this volume are presented chronologically, but fall into two major branches of study: symbolic interaction and personality and social structure. The work shows the significant contributions made in these areas and demonstrates how these two branches share a common history. Together the readings should lead students to a greater realization that there is much potential power in the hands of individuals.

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Author:   Nathan Rousseau
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780742516311

ISBN 10:   0742516318
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   16 April 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Part 1 European Influences Chapter 2 Emile Durkheim on The Division of Labor in Society Chapter 3 Max Weber on Social Action Chapter 4 Georg Simmel on the Social Development of Individualism Part 5 Early-to Mid-Twentieth-Century Developments Chapter 6 Charles Horton Cooley's Concept of the Looking-Glass Self and Its Applications Chapter 7 William I. Thomas on the Definition of the Situation Chapter 8 George Herbert Mead on Self and Society Chapter 9 Alfred Schutz on Society and Intersubjectivity Chapter 10 Karl Mannheim on Self, Society, and the Sociology of Knowledge Part 11 Mid-Century Critiques and Refinements Chapter 12 David Riesman on Social Character Chapter 13 Erving Goffman on the Presentation of Self Chapter 14 Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann on the Social Construction of Self and Society Chapter 15 Herbert Blumer on Symbolic Interactionism Chapter 16 Harold Garfinkel on Ethnomethodology Part 17 Last Quarter Century Chapter 18 Arlie Russel Hochschild on the Management of Emotion Chapter 19 Robert Bellah et al. on Individualism and Community in America Chapter 20 Where Do We Go from Here? Toward a Theory of the Cycle of Individualism

Reviews

At last, there is a reader that offers students and professionals alike some of the key readings of the social psychologists who have set much of the theoretical agenda for sociology over the last one hundred years. The great strength of the book is making many of the classic statements on micro-social processes accessible to students. This book will prove very useful in undergraduate and graduate courses on social psychology, theory, and micro-social processes.--Jonathan Turner

Author Information

Nathan Rousseau is assistant professor of sociology at Jacksonville University.

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