{"product_id":"9781119536185","title":"Concise Reader in Sociological Theory Theorists, Concepts, and Current Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eConcise Reader in Sociological Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheorists, Concepts, and Current Applications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichele Dillon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential writings from classical and contemporary sociological theorists engagingly introduced and brought to life for students\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eConcise Reader in Sociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e contains excerpts from the writings of a wide range of key theorists who represent the dynamic breadth of classical and contemporary, macro- and micro-sociological theory. The selected writings elaborate on the core concepts and arguments of sociological theory, and, along with the commentary, explore topics that resonate today such as: crisis and change, institutions and networks, power and inequality, race, gender, difference, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text contains editorial introductions to each section that clearly explain the intellectual context of the theorists and their arguments and reinforce their relevance to sociological analysis and society today. The excerpts include writings from the classicists Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, W.E.B. Du Bois to the contemporary Patricia Hill Collins, Dorothy Smith, Raewyn Connell. This indispensable book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a concise review of the diverse field of sociological theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from a wide range of noted classical and contemporary theorists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates engaging empirical examples from contemporary society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the relevance and significance of the ideas presented in the theorists' writings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for undergraduate and graduate students in sociology and in social and political theory, \u003ci\u003eConcise Reader in Sociological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and accessible guide to the most relevant sociological theorists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHELE DILLON\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, USA, and was educated at University College Dublin, Ireland, and the University of California, Berkeley, USA. She has many years of experience teaching sociological theory to undergraduate and graduate students, and, among a wide range of publications, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Sociological Theory, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 May 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119536185\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379060633740,"sku":"9781119536185","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119536185_4f12f7ae-a79a-4d62-8e51-bfe3a6ed73e4.jpg?v=1780196366","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119536185","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}