The Emergence of Sociological Theory

1 The Rise of Theoretical Sociology The Enlightenment and New Ways of Thinking Early Sociological Theory, 1830-1930 The First Masters Conclusion 2 The Origin and Context of Auguste Comte's Sociology The Strange Biography of Auguste Comte The Intellectual Origins of Comte's Thought Conclusion 3 The Sociology of Auguste Comte Comte's Early Essays Comte's Course of Positive Philosophy Critical Conclusions 4 The Origin and Context of Herbert Spencer's Thought Biographical Influences on Spencerian Sociology The Political Economy of -Nineteenth-Century England The Scientific Milieu of Spencer's England Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy and the Sociology of Comte Why Read Spencer? 5 The Sociology of Herbert Spencer Spencer's Moral Philosophy: Social Statics and Principles of Ethics Spencer's First Principles Spencer's The Study of Sociology A Note on Spencer's Descriptive Sociology Spencer's Principles of Sociology The Analysis of Societal Institutions Critical Conclusions 6 The Origin and Context of Karl Marx's Thought Biographical Influences on Marx's Thought G. W. F. Hegel and Karl Marx Ludwig Feuerbach and Karl Marx Adam Smith and Karl Marx Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx 7 The Sociology of Karl Marx The German Ideology The Communist Manifesto Capital Critical Conclusions 8 The Origin and Context of Max Weber's Thought Biographical Influences on Weber's Thought The Early Years Karl Marx and Max Weber The Methodenstreit and Max Weber Wilhelm Dilthey and Max Weber Heinrich Rickert and Max Weber Weber's Theoretical Synthesis 9 The Sociology of Max Weber Weber's Methodology of the Social Sciences Weber's Image of Social Organization Weber's Analysis of Domination Weber on Capitalism and Rationalization Weber's Study of Religion Weber's Outline of the Social System Critical Conclusions 10 The Origin and Context of Georg Simmel's Thought Biographical Influences on Simmel's Thought Intellectual Influences on Simmel's Thought The Enigmatic Simmel 11 The Sociology of Georg Simmel Simmel's Methodological Approach to the Study of Society The Web of Group Affiliations Conflict The Philosophy of Money Critical Conclusions 12 The Origin and Context of Emile Durkheim's Thought Biographical Influences on Durkheim's Thought Charles Montesquieu and Durkheim Jean Jacques Rousseau and Durkheim Auguste Comte and Durkheim Alexis de Tocqueville and Durkheim Herbert Spencer and Durkheim Karl Marx and Durkheim Anticipating Durkheimian Sociology 13 The Sociology of Emile Durkheim The Division of Labor in Society The Rules of the Sociological Method Suicide The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life A Science of Morality Critical Conclusions 14 The Origin and Context of George Herbert Mead's Thought Biographical Influences on Mead's Thought Mead's Synthesis of Schools of Thought Wilhelm Wundt and Mead William James and Mead Charles Horton Cooley and Mead John Dewey and Mead Mead's Synthesis 15 The Sociology of George Herbert Mead Mead's Broader Philosophy Mind, Self, and Society The Philosophy of the Act Critical Conclusions 16 The Emergence of Contemporary Theoretical Perspective Nine Theoretical Traditions and Perspectives Conclusion