"Seorang Marhaen adalah orang yang mempunyai alat produksi yang sedikit. Bangsa kita yang puluhan jiwa jumlahnya, sudah dimelaratkan, bekerja bukan untuk orang lain dan tidak ada orang bekerja untuk dia. Marhaenisme adalah sosialisme Indonesia dalam praktik."(Bung Karno, dalam buku Penyambung Lidah Rakyat Indonesia) Marhaenisme adalah cara dan asas perjuangan yang menghendaki hilangnya setia…
This volume demonstrates the diversity of family theory, from the more traditional approaches of sociology and social psychology to more controversial ones from feminist theory, world systems theory and hermeneutics. The international contributors come from a variety of disciplines and frame their theoretical arguments around concrete issues including religion and the family, family power and m…
The works of Emile Durkheim have had an enormous influence on sociology. This book provides, first, a clearly written introduction to Durkheim's major works, looking at each of the major fields to which he contributed. Secondly, it examines the ways in which Durkheim has continued to provide inspiration in a variety of areas within sociology. It therefore focuses closely on live issues within t…
This first volume in the new series Masters of Social Theory examines the work of Herbert Spencer. Jonathan Turner says of Spencer ′There are so many misconceptions about Spencer that someone needs to set the record straight...(this) is a book about what is still useful and interesting in Spencer′s sociology.′ Each volume in the series will feature prominent sociological theorists of …
Professor Jones gives a succinct and critical analysis of the sociological theories and methodology of Emile Durkheim. He focuses on four of Durkheim′s books -- The Division Of Labour In Society (1893), The Rules Of Sociological Method (1895) and The Elementary Forms Of Religious Life (1912). With an illuminating chapter analysis of each work, this text is ideal for undergraduate and graduate…
In this concise, readable synthesis of Mead′s work in the social sciences, the breadth, scope and continued relevance of his pragmatic philosophy is emphasised. Baldwin gives an overview of the components of Mead′s theoretical system, the philosophical foundations of his unified theory and the applications of his work in many different areas of social inquiry.