Kenneth Allan, Sarah Daynes

Broschiertes Buch

Explorations in Classical Sociological Theory

Seeing the Social World

Beschreibung

Continually praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, this book is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy.

Autor

Kenneth Allan received his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Riverside (1995), and is currently professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Before moving to UNCG, he directed the Teaching Assistant Development Program at the University of California, Riverside, and coedited Training Teaching Assistants, 2nd Edition (1997), published by the American Sociological Association. In addition to teaching classical and contemporary theory at UNCG, Allan also supervised UNCG's sociology iSchool program, which offered online introduction to sociology classes to high school students across North Carolina, has designed several online courses for both the college and department, and has regularly taught graduate pedagogy courses. Allan's research areas include theory, culture, and the self. He has authored several works in the area of theory, including multiple textbooks covering classical and contemporary theory, as well as The Meaning of Culture: Moving the Postmodern Critique Forward, and A Primer in Social and Sociological Theory: Toward a Sociology of Citizenship. His current projects include a social history of American individualism, a sociological analysis of consciousness and self, as well as a novel based in early 20th century American life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 4 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9781483356693
• ISBN-10: 1483356698
• Artikelnr.: 44884836