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Sociological Lives and Ideas
Second Edition| ©2007 Fred C. Pampel; University of Colorado; Boulder
Despite their role in founding and defining the discipline of sociology, the fields classical theorists typically receive only cursory attention in standard introductory texts. Written specifically for undergraduate students, this supplemental text, Fred Pampels Sociological Lives
Despite their role in founding and defining the discipline of sociology, the fields classical theorists typically receive only cursory attention in standard introductory texts. Written specifically for undergraduate students, this supplemental text, Fred Pampels Sociological Lives and Ideas brings to life the fundamental ideas of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, George H. Mead, and W.E.B. DuBois by placing them in the context of each theorists biography. By exploring the lives and times of these key figures, students will gain a richer understanding of their intellectual legacies, as well as of the ways in which their work can be applied to current issues.
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Despite their role in founding and defining the discipline of sociology, the fields classical theorists typically receive only cursory attention in standard introductory texts. Written specifically for undergraduate students, this supplemental text, Fred Pampels Sociological Lives and Ideas brings to life the fundamental ideas of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, George H. Mead, and W.E.B. DuBois by placing them in the context of each theorists biography. By exploring the lives and times of these key figures, students will gain a richer understanding of their intellectual legacies, as well as of the ways in which their work can be applied to current issues.
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Sociological Lives and Ideas
Second Edition| ©2007
Fred C. Pampel; University of Colorado; Boulder
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Sociological Lives and Ideas
Second Edition| 2007
Fred C. Pampel; University of Colorado; Boulder
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Sources of Human Misery: Karl Marx and the Centrality of Social Class
2. The Problem of Social Order: Emile Durkheim and Morality in Modern Societies
3. A Prophet of Doom: Max Weber and the Spread of Rationality
4. Impressions of Everyday Life: Georg Simmel and Forms of Social Interaction
5. Uniting Self and Society: George Herbert Mead and Symbolic Interaction
*6. W.E.B DuBois: The Tragedy of Race in America (NEW CHAPTER)
1. The Sources of Human Misery: Karl Marx and the Centrality of Social Class
2. The Problem of Social Order: Emile Durkheim and Morality in Modern Societies
3. A Prophet of Doom: Max Weber and the Spread of Rationality
4. Impressions of Everyday Life: Georg Simmel and Forms of Social Interaction
5. Uniting Self and Society: George Herbert Mead and Symbolic Interaction
*6. W.E.B DuBois: The Tragedy of Race in America (NEW CHAPTER)
Index
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Sociological Lives and Ideas
Second Edition| 2007
Fred C. Pampel; University of Colorado; Boulder
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Fred C. Pampel
Fred C. Pampel (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is Professor of Sociology and Research Associate of the Institute of Behavior Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. With John Williamson, he is the author of Age, Class, Politics, and the Welfare State and Old Age Security in Comparative Perspective. He has published numerous articles on topics relating to social policy, age structure, and pension spending, and is currently doing research on age differences in income inequality and mortality from suicide and homicide.
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Sociological Lives and Ideas
Second Edition| 2007
Fred C. Pampel; University of Colorado; Boulder
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