Credits, references, bibliography, and translations
Creating Sociological Theory
"Sociological theory is defined...as a set of interrelated ideas that allow for the systematization of knowledge of the social world. This knowledge is then used to explain the social world and make predictions about the future of the social world."(2)
Basic Questions
The Sociological Tradition: Sociological Theory
Two Theoretical Orientations: Grand Theories and Theories of Everyday Life
Grand theories (for example: the work of Karl Marx and Max Weber) are attempts to deal with society as a whole--to explain the structure of the system and the processes of change that produce what we call, human history.
Theories of everyday life focus on, sometimes mundane, human behavior in an attempt to explain individual action and interaction between individuals; as well as beliefs, attitudes, and values within the context of groups and the broader social system.
Towards a More Realistic Sociological TheoryPost-structuralism, post-modernism, and critical theory (chart).
ANNOTATED WEBLINKS from the text/instructor's manual (see below)
WWW Virtual Library: Sociological Theory: http://library.mcmaster.ca/guides/sociology (This virtual library contains links to introductory articles and other resources on sociological theory from classical to postmodern)
SocioSite: Sociological Theories and Perspectives: http://www.sociosite.net/topics/theory.php (This site provides many links to resources on every imaginable theoretical perspective in sociology.)
A Biographical Sketch of W.E.B. Du Bois: http://www.duboislc.org/dp/DuBois.html (This is a somewhat lengthy biographical sketch of Du Bois. It provides insight into his life and intellectual work, as well as a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.) See also: DuBois and the online version of: The Souls of Black Folks, 1903.
Read the biographical sketch of W.E.B. Du Bois and answer the following questions.
The Feminist Theory Website: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/enin.html (The Feminist Theory Website provides research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world. It contains information on different fields of feminist theory, different ethnic/national feminisms, and many individual feminists).
Translations:
Credits, references, and bibliography
1.
Much of this page comes from the
"Instructor's Manual"
to accompany Contemporary Sociological Theory
and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, Second Edition, George Ritzer,
Mcgraw-Hill, 2007. The Instructor's Manual was prepared by James Murphy, University
of Maryland, College Park and Todd Stillman, Fayetteville State University.
2. Ritzer, George. 2007/2010/2013. Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics. 2nd/3rd/4th editions. St. Louis: McGraw-Hill Page 5.
3. A Georgian translation: http://lpacode.com/what-is-sociological-theory/ by Ana Mirilasvili, March 2018.
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