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New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory

New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory( )
Editor: Berger, Joseph
Zelditch, Morris
Author: Blau, Peter M.
Fararo, Thomas J.
Goldstone, Jack A.
Heckathorn, Douglas D.
Contribution by: Blau, Peter M.
Fararo, Thomas J.
Goldstone, Jack A.
Heckathorn, Douglas D.
Heise, David R.
Jasso, Guillermina
Jepperson, Ronald L.
Lovaglia, Michael
Markovsky, Barry
Marwell, Gerald
McCarthy, John D.
Morrow, James D.
Oliver, Pamela E.
Simpson, Brent
Siverson, Randolph
Skvoretz, John
Smith, Alastair
Wagner, David G.
Walker, Henry
Wallerstein, Immanuel
Willer, David
Willer, Robb
Thye, Shane
Zald, Mayer N.
ISBN:978-1-306-15208-2
Publication Date:Jan 2002
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $38.99
Book Description:

This book introduces some of the most influential recent sociological theories, each covered in an essay written by the theory's founder or by a leading exponent. Presented in nontechnical language, each essay reviews the key positions and supporting research; many incorporate discussion of critical or opposing positions. This unique book serves as an invaluable advanced introduction or review for graduate or upper-level students who want to gain an understanding of important...
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Book Details
Pages:401
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General
Author Biography
Blau, Peter M. (Editor)
Wallerstein studied at Columbia University, where he received his Ph.D. in sociology in 1959. His work has focused primarily on what he calls "world systems theory," which deals with the socioeconomic dynamics of global dependence and interdependence. As Wallerstein sees it, the wealthy nations of the world control and manipulate the destinies of weaker nations and keep them dependent. The world system is an outcome of historic global, political, and ideological forces leading to Western hegemony. 020



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