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Turner Jonathan H

The structure of sociological theory - Jaipur Rawat Publications 2004 - 478p xvi


Contents
1. The Nature of Sociological Theorizing 1;
Part One;
Functional Theorizing;
2. The Einergence of Functionalism 37;
3. The Analytical Functionalism of Talcott Parsons 57;
4. The Empirical Functionalism of 87
Robert K. Merton;
5. The Systems Functionalism of Niklas Luhmann 102;
Luhmann's 'General Systems' Approach 103;
Part Two;
Conflict Theory;
6. The Origins of Conflict and Critical Theorizing 129;
7. The Dialectical Conflict Theory of 151;
8. The Conflict Functionalism of Lewis A. Coser 165;
9 . The Critical Theorizing of Jurgen Habermas 184;
Early Critical Theory: Lukacs, Horkheimer, Adorno 186;
Part Three;
Exchange Theory;
10. Early Forms of Exchange Theorizing 215;
11. The Exchange Behaviorism of George C. Homans 234;
12. The Structural Exchange Theory of 261;
13. The Exchange Network Theory of 287;
Richard Emerson
Part Four;
Interactionist Theory;
14. Early Interactionism and Phenomenology 309;
15. The Symbolic Interactionism of Herbert Blumer 333;
and Manford Kuhn
16. Structural Role Theory 353;
17. The Process Role Theory of Ralph H. Turner 369;
18. The Ethnomethodological Challenge 389;
Part Five;
Structural Theory;
19. The Origins of Structural Theorizing 407;
20. The Macrostructuralism of Peter M. Blau;
21. The Microstructuralism of Randall Collins;
22.The Structuration Theory of Anthony Giddens 456;
Name Index ;
Subject Index


ISBN: 9788170332664

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Sociology - Theories

Dewey Class. No.: 301 TUR / TUR