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Varieties of social theories
a brief introduction
pp. 78-98
Abstract
This chapter explores the ideas of the classic sociological theorists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries — Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber — and then examines twentieth-century developments insociological theorising. The aim is to provide a brief history of sociological thought and to introduce the reader to the core concepts of the discipline which will be encountered in the other chapters in the book.
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Bilton Tony, Bonnett Kevin, Jones Pip, Skinner David, Stanworth Michelle, Webster Andrew (1996) Introductory sociology. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Pages: 78-98
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-24712-7_4
Full citation:
Bilton Tony, Bonnett Kevin, Jones Pip, Skinner David, Stanworth Michelle, Webster Andrew (1996) Varieties of social theories: a brief introduction, In: Introductory sociology, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 78–98.