TY  - BOOK
AU  - Osborne, Richard
AU  - Van Loon, Borin
TI  - Sociology 
T2  - Introducing
SN  - 1840460679
U1  - 300 OSB 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cambridge  
PB  - Icon Books Ltd  
KW  - ideology
KW  - Industrial Change
KW  - Labour
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Social Science
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCES
N1  - What is sociology?  Simply, it is the study of how society functions, or in some cases, does not function. Various competing schools of sociology have attempted to fit observations of social phenomena into different conceptual systems.  Introducing Sociology traces the origins of these systems from Enlightenment throught and the pioneering work of Auguste Comte to subsequent developments in Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber.  The rapid expansion of sociology in 20th century America and Britain, the post-World War II dominance of Talcott Parsons, the Chicago School and the rise of Structuralism are brilliantly outlined in a clear, graphic form.  The book also examines the array of concepts and methods of research that have been applied to the study of society by the key analysts.  This book is essential reading for students of the subject and for anyone interested in understanding the functioning of society
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