In this book, one of the foremost sociologists of the present day, turns his gaze upon the key figures and seminal institutions in the rise of sociology. Turner examines the work of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons to produce a rich and authoritative perspective on the classical tradition. He argues that classical sociology has developed on many fronts, including debates on the family, religion, the city, social stratification, generations and citizenship. The book defends classical perspectives as a living tradition for understanding contemporary social life and demonstrates how the classical tradition produces an agenda for contemporary sociology.
Preface - The Sociological Classics Part I CLASSICAL THEORY The Central Themes of Sociology: An Introduction Max Weber's Reception into Classical Sociology Max Weber and Karl Marx Max Weber on Economy and Society Emile Durkheim on Civil Society Karl Mannheim on Ideology and Utopia Karl Mannheim and the Sociology of Culture Georg Simmel and the Sociology of Money Talcott Parsons on the Social System Part II THE EARLY SOCIOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONS The Sociology and Anthropology of Religion The Sociology of the City The Sociology of Social Stratification The Sociology and Anthropology of the Family The Sociology of Generations - with Ron Eyerman The Sociology of Citizenship Conclusion - Coherence and Rupture in the Discipline of Sociology
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