Sociological theory/
George Ritzer,
- 5th. ed.
- New Delhi : McGraw Hill, 2000.
- xxiii,769p. : ill. ; 27cm.
Classical sociological theory. A historical sketch of sociological theory: the early years -- Karl Marx -- Emile Durkheim -- Max Weber -- Georg Simmel -- Modern sociological theory: the major schools. A historical sketch of socioilogical theory: the later years -- Structural functionalism, systems theory, and conflict theory -- Varieties of neo-Marxian theory -- Symbolic interactionism -- Etnomethodology -- Exchange, network, and rational choice theories -- Contemporary feminist theory -- Micro-macro and agency-structure integration -- From modern to pstmodern social theory (and beyond). Contemporary theories of modernity -- Theories of race and colonialism -- Globalization theory -- Structuralism, poststructuralism, and postmodern social theory -- Social theory in the 21st century.