Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics

Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, is a brief survey of sociology’s major theorists and theoretical approaches, from the Classical founders to the present. The authors connect many theorists together into chapters with broad headings (Contemporary Integrative Theories, Contemporary Theories of Everyday Life, etc.) that offer students a big-picture, synthesized view of the entire span of sociological theory.