Understanding Classical Sociology: Marx, Weber, Durkheim

Understanding Classical Sociology: Marx, Weber, Durkheim

by John Hughes (Author), Peter Martin (Author), Wes Sharrock (Author)

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Praise for the First Edition: 'Totally reliable...the authors have produced a book urgently needed by all those charged with introducing students to the classics...quite indispensable' - Times Higher Education Supplement This is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the successful undergraduate text. Providing a lucid examination of the pivotal theories of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the authors submit that these figures have decisively shaped the discipline. They show how the classical apparatus is in use, even though it is being directed in new ways in response to the changing character of society. Written with the needs of undergraduates in mind, the text is essential reading for students in sociology and social theory.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 254
Edition: Second
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 18 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 0761954678
ISBN 13: 9780761954675

Author Bio
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.