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Summary: Great for research
Review: I used this book for a research paper....wonderful source. Well written, and easy to understand.
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Summary: Great Compendium of Classic Sociological Thought!
Review: Lewis A. Coser does an excellant job pulling together literature from many of the key social theorists including Comte, Marx, Spenscer, Durkheim, Weber, etc. The forward to book best sums up the books goal to provide a "cexposition of classical sociological thought is critical in tone, comprehensive in scope, and conscientious in its attention to detail." The book clearly achieves this goal! A definate highlight is the final chapter which provides overview and analysis of recent trends in American sciological thought.
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Summary: Brillian thinkers -- but all white and male...Hm....?
Review: Once again, the racial and gendered biases of the sociological cannon blare loud and strong. It is simply a joke that this volume doesn't include anything on Charelotte Perkins Gilman (who wrote volumes of social theory -- see WOMEN AND ECONOMICS for starters)
and, it is appaling that this volume of "masters" doesn't include a section/chapter on the single greatest sociologist and social theorist ever to grace the United States with his wisdom and penetrating social analysis, W.E.B. Du Bois -- see THE SOCIAL THEORY OF WEB DU BOIS for starters. Shame on Coser... Get with the program. Sociology and social theory are more than what you were taught in graduate school forty years ago.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This piece includes all the greats within social thought (that truly should be included). I use this as a text for my Social Thought course. It is especially nice that "revisionists" thinking concerning the greats that had the largest impact on the field of sociology have not corrupted the presentation of the material included in this text. Coser also made some various difficult concepts to understand well-orginized and highly understandable - outstanding job!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This piece includes all the greats within social thought (that truly should be included). I use this as a text for my Social Thought course. It is especially nice that "revisionists" thinking concerning the greats that had the largest impact on the field of sociology have not corrupted the presentation of the material included in this text. Coser also made some various difficult concepts to understand well-orginized and highly understandable - outstanding job!
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