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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-100070529744
ISBN-139780070529748
eBay Product ID (ePID)26647
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameSociological Beginnings : on the Origins of Key Ideas in Sociology
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology / General
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science
AuthorGeorge Ritzer
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN93-023915
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal301.09
Table Of ContentPreface. Introduction. 1. On Beginnings. 2. In the Beginning: The Founding of Sociology. 3. The Beginnings of a Sociologist: A Brief Biographical Sketch of Max Weber. 4. The Beginnings of a Sociologica School: Chicago Sociology from 1892-1935. 5. Methodological and Theoretical Beginnings: The Chicago School, Participant Observation, and Symbolic Interactionism. 6. The Emergence of a Sociologica Specialty: The Case of the Sociology of Work. 7. The Beginnings of a Sociological Idea-I: "McDonaldization". 8. The Beginnings of a Sociological Idea-II: "Hyperrationality". 9. New Beginnings: Sociology Today and Tomorrow. References
SynopsisAn introduction to sociology for use on first sociology courses. The types of beginnings discussed include the founding of sociology, biographies of the major founders of sociology, the development of major sociological theories and the emergence of some major sociological research methods.