TY - BOOK AU - Collins, Randall. TI - Theoretical sociology SN - 8170333547 U1 - 301 PY - 1997/// CY - Jaipur PB - Rawat publications KW - Sociology N1 - Preface Introduction PART-I: MACRO THEORIES Chapter 1- Evolutionism Chapter 2- System theories Chapter 3- Political economy Chapter 4- Conflict and social change Chapter 5- Multidimensional conflict theory and stratification PART-II: MICRO THEORIES Chapter 6- Interaction ritual Chapter 7- Self, mind and social role Chapter 8- Definition of the situation and the social construction of reality Chapter 9- Structuralism and sociolinguistics Chapter 10- Social exchange and related theories PART-III: MESO THEORIES Chapter 11- The micro-macro connection Chapter 12- Network theories Chapter 13- Organizations APPENDIX: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY References Index ER -