{"product_id":"contemporary-sociological-theory-9781452203454","title":"Contemporary Sociological Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning scholar  Jonathan Turner  Contemporary Sociological Theory covers the range of diversity of theory in nine theoretical traditions  and variants of theoretical approaches in these traditions. The result is a comprehensive review of present-day theorizing in sociology covering functional  evolutionary  ecological  conflict  interactionist  exchange  structuralist  cultural  and critical theories and the major proponents of these theories. Moreover  for each theoretical tradition  it origins are examined in a separate chapter with an eye to how classical theorists influenced the work of key contemporary scholars. This book will serve as a valuable resource for those readers seeking in-depth and comprehensive coverage of contemporary traditions in their historical contexts.  Unlike many texts  coverage is comprehensive and deep. The theories and their origins are examined in detail so that readers can fully understand the origins and present profile of theories in present-day sociology. Unlike many texts that skim over theories on the surface  this book seeks to unlock for the reader their underlying structure of each theory. The book is written in a modular format so that theories and traditions can be examined in any order  and in many diverse combinations. If desired  only the contemporary theories can be read without attention to their historical contexts  or the reverse is true if readers want to understand the historical origins of a particular theoretical tradition. Since Jonathan Turner is an active theorist in his own right  he brings to the book an appreciation of how theories are created as an insider rather than as only a commentator on theory. As such  he is able to bring out the underlying assumptions  structure  and form of a theory in new and interesting ways for casual readers and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651729154101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1452203458","price":178.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781452203454.jpg?v=1781838462","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-sociological-theory-9781452203454","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}