An Introduction To Classical And Contemporary Social Theory ─ A Critical Perspective

This undergraduate or graduate text can also be used as a reference or supplement to support the texts in question. Berberoglu (sociology, U. of Nevada, Reno) has collected nine articles from classical social theorists, such as Marx and Engels on social class and class struggle, Durkheim on the social order, Weber on power, Freud on the development of society and Du Bois and Frasier on race, class and social emancipation. Contemporary social theorists include Parsons and Merton on functionalist theory, Mills on the power elite, Homans on social exchange, and recent developments in feminist theory and world systems. The volume closes with Harvey and Callinicos on postmodernism and its critics. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Berch Berberoglu is foundation professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he has been teaching and conducting research for the past twenty-eight years. Dr. Berberoglu has authored and edited twenty-two books and many articles in numerous scholarly journals. His recent books includeClass Structure and Social Transformation (Praeger), The National Question: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the 20th Century (Temple University Press),Turmoil in the Middle East: Imperialism, War, and Political Instability (State University of New York Press),Labor and Capital in the Age of Globalization (Rowman & Littlefield), Globalization of Capital and the Nation State (Rowman & Littlefield) andNationalism and Ethnic Conflict (Rowman & Littlefield).