Sociological Theory in the Classical Era

Text and Readings

• The overarching theoretical framework has been expanded to further help students understand, compare, and contrast the readings.
  
  
• Additional discussions of Enlightenment thinkers, including Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Kant, Hobbes, Wollstonecraft, demonstrate how these thinkers shaped the core theoretical questions that guide sociological inquiry to this day.
  
  
• Updated examples, statistics and visuals throughout every chapter bring concepts to life by connecting classical theory to current events.
  
  
• Streamlined primary readings keep students focused on central ideas.
  
  
• An expanded glossary provides students with more definitions of key concepts.
  
  
• Now available for the first time in both print and e-book formats, students have the choice to purchase the format they prefer.

KEY FEATURES:

• The book’s acclaimed text/reader format provides students with the best of both worlds, original readings accompanied by interpretive and analytical guidance necessary to interpret them.
  
  
• A theoretical framework presented in chapter one gives students a visual means to understand the theorists and perspectives that follow.
  
  
• Theoretical Orientation Diagrams and Core Concepts Diagrams show students how to fit the theorist under study into the broader universe of social theory.
  
  
• “Significant Others” boxes highlight writers and thinkers who influenced, and were influenced by, the major theorists featured in each chapter.
  
  
• Each chapter includes photos of theorists and of their historical milieu, along with applications to the contemporary scene.