Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max WeberCambridge University Press, 1973 M02 8 Giddens's analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book, based on close textual examination of the original sources, contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors, and discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject. |
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... characteristic views on the one hand, and those of the two later writers on the other. I do not pretend to provide any sort of overall evaluation of the relationship between 'Marxist' and 'bourgeois' sociology, but I hope that this book ...
... characteristic views on the one hand, and those of the two later writers on the other. I do not pretend to provide any sort of overall evaluation of the relationship between 'Marxist' and 'bourgeois' sociology, but I hope that this book ...
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... characteristic of social thought over the hundred years from 1820 to 1920 is the very plethora of diverse forms of theory which were developed over that period. The works of Marx's contemporaries, such as Tocqueville, Comte and Spencer ...
... characteristic of social thought over the hundred years from 1820 to 1920 is the very plethora of diverse forms of theory which were developed over that period. The works of Marx's contemporaries, such as Tocqueville, Comte and Spencer ...
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... characteristic structure of modern 'capitalism' as contrasted with prior forms of society. The typical emphasis in sociology over the past few decades has been directed towards the search for a formal 'general theory'. Laudable as such ...
... characteristic structure of modern 'capitalism' as contrasted with prior forms of society. The typical emphasis in sociology over the past few decades has been directed towards the search for a formal 'general theory'. Laudable as such ...
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... characteristic of capitalism can be attributed to all forms of economy. The economists begin from the premise of the ... characteristics of man. In fact, Marx points out, the formation of an exchange economy is the outcome of a ...
... characteristic of capitalism can be attributed to all forms of economy. The economists begin from the premise of the ... characteristics of man. In fact, Marx points out, the formation of an exchange economy is the outcome of a ...
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... characteristic of all labour (involving the transference of labour power to the object which is created by it) becomes, in capitalism, identical with alienation. The product of labour is, in other words, 'external' to the worker not ...
... characteristic of all labour (involving the transference of labour power to the object which is created by it) becomes, in capitalism, identical with alienation. The product of labour is, in other words, 'external' to the worker not ...
Contents
Historical materialism | |
The relations of production and class structure | |
The theory of capitalist development | |
Durkheims early works | |
Durkheims conception of sociological method | |
Protestantism and capitalism | |
Webers methodological essays | |
Fundamental concepts of sociology | |
Rationalisation the world religions and western capitalism | |
Marxs influence | |
Religion ideology and society | |
Social differentiation and the division of labour | |
Marx and modern sociology | |
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