Understanding Modern Sociology / Edition 1

by Wes Sharrock, John Hughes, Alan Pratt

Overview

'An introductory chapter situates the reader in the main changes in society and sociology following the classic period. What follows are four separate chapters giving a detailed account of the four perspectives which are regarded to be of seminal importance' - Functionalism, Critical Theory, Structuralism and Symbolic Interactionism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761957072
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/22/2003
Series:	Theory, Culture & Society (Paperback)
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wes Sharrock has spent his entire career since 1965 in sociology until his retirement in 2017 at the University of Manchester. His main interests have been in the philosophy of social science and in ethnomethodology, and he has published widely on issues of sociological principle and empirical research in these areas.

Wes has explored two central themes—the relevance of fieldwork and an understanding of ordinary language for an understanding of social practice and the respecification of social theory—pursuing them across a huge variety of settings, from ordinary scenes of everyday social life through to complex domains of practical action and reasoning in various academic and industrial work situations. An ethnomethodologist of international reputation, alongside his other contributions, Wes coedited with Mike Lynch the four-volume 2003 Sage collection Harold Garfinkel.

Table of Contents

The Background to Modern Sociology
Functionalism
The Frankfurt School and Critical Theory
Structuralism
Interactionism
Concluding Remarks

Editorial Reviews

'Continuing their journey after the success of Understanding Classical Social Theory, the authors have provided students with a valuable exposition of the dominant trends in contemporary sociology which is likely to have a wide appeal.' Tim May Professor of Sociology, University of Salford

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