Author Description

<b>Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory</b> is a "hybrid" between a core textbook and a primary source reader. This book builds on the authors' <i>Sociological Theory in the Classical Era</i> and <i>Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era</i>, to combine the major writings of sociology's core classical and contemporary theorists with an historical and theoretical framework for understanding them. It provides not just a biographical and theoretical summary of each theorist/reading, but, in addition, an overarching scaffolding which students can use to examine, compare, and contrast each theorists' major themes and concepts. No other theory text combines such "student-friendly" explanation and analysis with original theoretical works.