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Sociocultural Systems
Frank W. Elwell
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Description for Sociocultural Systems
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Macrosociology – the study of large-scale social structures andthe fundamental principles of social organization – was the styleof sociology practiced by the founders of the discipline. Today, thesocial theories of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and HerbertSpencer (among others) are commonly studied as part of the history ofthe field, but the macrosociological approach no longer dominates thediscipline. Sociocultural Systems aims to reinstatemacrosciology as the heart of the discipline by demonstrating that bothclassical and contemporary macrosociologists stand upon common ground.Sociocultural Systems provides a critical understanding ofsocial institutions and issues while also furnishing a framework forpossible solutions to the perennial social ... Read more
Macrosociology – the study of large-scale social structures andthe fundamental principles of social organization – was the styleof sociology practiced by the founders of the discipline. Today, thesocial theories of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and HerbertSpencer (among others) are commonly studied as part of the history ofthe field, but the macrosociological approach no longer dominates thediscipline. Sociocultural Systems aims to reinstatemacrosciology as the heart of the discipline by demonstrating that bothclassical and contemporary macrosociologists stand upon common ground.Sociocultural Systems provides a critical understanding ofsocial institutions and issues while also furnishing a framework forpossible solutions to the perennial social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
EDMONTON, Canada
ISBN
9781927356203
SKU
V9781927356203
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About Frank W. Elwell
Frank W. Elwell is a professor of sociology and thedean of Liberal Arts at Rogers State University, in Oklahoma.He is theauthor of Macrosociology: Four Modern Theorists, among other works.
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