Understanding Classical Sociology: Marx, Weber, Durkheim

by John A. Hughes, Wes W. Sharrock, Peter J. Martin

Book Overview

Whether you′re teaching or studying sociology, you invariably confront a fundamental question--given the rapid changes in today′s society, how relevant are the ideas of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim? Now, in Understanding Classical Sociology, three leading scholars provide a lucid, accessible analysis of this central question. Against the current trend of postmodern thought, the authors stress the continuities of the sociological tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080398636X
• ISBN13: 9780803986367
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Classical Sociology Understood

As a student of sociology, I found the text to be definitive and an excellent resource during my studies. The text offers a clear analyasis that is very readable and user friendly to the less initiated in the ranks. A very good companion for Giddens in the study of classical sociological ideology.