In this volume Professor Whyte compiles information gathered from his vast experience in field research. The book provides invaluable information for the student - it covers a broad range of research, with many examples to illustrate findings. The author shows not only how to gather data, but how, and why, relevant data should be selected and gives a realistic picture of problems encountered by…
This volume offers a reappraisal of Parsons′ work by leading social theorists, who place his writing at the centre of current controversies over modernity, postmodernity and globalization. The wide-ranging discussion encompasses Parsons′ value commitments and his place in American social theory, the problems of interpreting his work today, his conception of world history, and the contempora…
Teori Spiral Kekerasan dari Dom Helder Camara didasarkan pada pengalaman hidupnya sehari-hari sebagai tokoh agama, pekerja sosial dan pejuang perdamaian. Hidupnya membuahkan teori tentang kekerasan yang orisinil, tajam, dan berakar pada realitas hidup. Menurut Camara, teori ini menjelaskan “bekerjanya tiga bentuk kekerasan personal, institusional, dan struktural, yang bisa berupa ketidakad…
The work of Max Weber constitutes one of the foundations of modern sociology. Evaluating recent debates about Weber's social theory, Ralph Schroeder identifies the central theme in his writings as the sociology of culture. This challenging interpretation of Weber's ideas will serve as a comprehensive and critical introduction to his sociology. The book draws extensively on recent scholarship t…
First published in 1895: Emile Durkheims masterful work on the nature and scope of sociologynow with a new introduction and improved translation by leading scholar Steven Lukes. The Rules of the Sociological Method is among the most important contributions to the field of sociology, still debated among scholars today. Through letters, arguments, and commentaries on significant debates, Dur…
Beyond Poverty and Affluence makes an urgent appeal for a bold new economic practice. In the face of distressing societal realities - poverty, pollution and environmental degradation, ongoing losses in both the quantity and the quality of work - eminent Dutch economists Bob Goudzwaard and Harry de Lange argue that the foundations of our local, national, and international economic order need ren…