The Promise of Sociology: Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition

Rob Beamish

Published by University of Toronto Press 2016

The Promise of Sociology

Classical Approaches to Contemporary Society, Second Edition

Rob Beamish

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442634077

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About this book

Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context.

Author / Editor information

Beamish Rob :

Rob Beamish is head of the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, where he has taught for 30 years. He is the author of Marx, Method, and the Division of Labor (1992); Fastest, Highest, Strongest: A Critique of High Performance Sport (2006, with Ian Ritchie), and Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs (2011).

Reviews

Teaching Sociology:

An introduction to the discipline and an exercise in critical thinking and learning.

CHOICE:

Engaging, accessible, and written in a lively and often humorous style. Highly recommended.

Mickey Vallee, Athabasca University:

Challenging, unconventional, and able to convey the classical sociological imagination without sacrificing any of its nuances, The Promise of Sociology has been my favorite book to use in the introductory classroom. My students have been fascinated by it, and appreciate most of all the maturity with which the book engages their imaginations. The new edition surely won’t disappoint.

Francine Tremblay, Concordia University:

Rob Beamish has done it again! The first edition of this textbook changed the way I taught introductory sociology. In the second edition, Beamish’s respect for higher education and students shines through, making it an innovative and inspiring contribution.

Neil Guppy, University of British Columbia:

This is sociology as it should be introduced—gripping and elucidating.

Henry Allen, Wheaton College:
Beamish thoughtfully champions the authentic vision of sociology: freedom to explore, discover, and learn; freedom to disagree, dispute, and reject; freedom to be enabled by the rubrics and toolkit of sociology; freedom to be critical; freedom to be passionate about sociological inquiry; freedom to make the world a more equitable, safer, and better place for humanity. Such is the quest unveiled afresh in the new edition of The Promise of Sociology.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Part One Why Think Sociologically?
1. Visions and Profiles of Students Today Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Generation Z and the Promise of Sociology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. The Light of Reason: Higher Education’s Challenges Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Part Two The Classical Tradition
4. Marx and the Dialectic of Dynamic, Unstable Social Formations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5. Marx, the Communist Manifesto, and Modernity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
6. From Descartes to Durkheim: Toward a Science of Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
7. Durkheim and the Systematic Study of Social Facts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
8. Weber and the Interpretive Understanding of Social Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
9. The Spirit of Capitalism, Modernity, and the Postmodern World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Part Three Sociology and Contemporary Popular Culture
10. Culture and Critique Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
11. The Dialectics of Popular Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
12. Rock ’n’ Roll as Complex Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
13. The Promise of Sociology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Glossary of Key Terms and Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Edition: 2nd Edition
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 416
Keywords: Coursebook

eBook

Published: September 7, 2016
ISBN: 9781442634077