Capitalism and Classical Sociological Theory - Softcover

Bratton, John; Denham, David; Deutschmann, Linda

3.5

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9780802096814: Capitalism and Classical Sociological Theory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802096816 ISBN 13: 9780802096814

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division, 2009

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Capitalism and Classical Sociological Theory, written specifically for one-semester courses, provides a solid foundation for understanding contemporary debates on social theory. This authoritative text provides in-depth coverage of the classical works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber and selectively extends that coverage by examining the important works of Georg Simmel and early feminist social writers such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Jane Addams. It explains how classical sociological theory emerged through debates about social transformation and European Enlightenment, offering a balanced coverage of the most significant contributions by the canonical theorists. Extended passages from the original texts allow for a fuller historical context, and every attempt is made to make the classical canon relevant to capitalism in the twenty-first century by drawing upon issues related to contemporary debates about globalization, culture, and the global financial crisis of 2008-09.

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About the Author:

John Bratton is Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Work and Community Studies at Athabasca University, Canada, and a Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland. He has taught a variety of sociology courses, including classical social theory, over a career of 30 years. He is the author of Japanization at Work and co-author of Workplace Learning: A Critical Introduction with Jean C. Helms Mills, Timothy Pyrch, and Peter Sawchuk; Work and Organizational Behaviour with Militza Callinan, Martin Corbett, Carolyn Forshaw, and Peter Sawchuk; and Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, now in its fifth edition, with Jeff Gold.

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The authors are successful in achieving their goal of creating a text that 'encourages the reader to reflect upon capitalism in the early 21st century, contemporary society and on their own life experiences, and to evaluate the relevance of classical sociological theory for our times.' Capitalism and Classical Sociological Theory is a clear illustration that theory 'written in a distant epoch' still has the power to speak to the present. (Canadian Review of Sociology)

This book offers an interesting discussion of the development of sociological theory, with a specific emphasis on the ways that capitalism shaped the field of sociology during its early years. [...] Its presentation of the social, historical, and economic context from which early sociological theory emerged is exemplary: detailed, thorough, and compelling. (Teaching Sociology)

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