Modern Sociological Theory
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Published: September 1, 2003
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9780071216302
First sentence: Presenting a history of sociological theory is an important task (S. Turner, 1998), but because we devote only two chapters (1 and 2) to it, what we offer is a highly selective historical sketch (Giddens, 1995).