Great Minds – Encounters with Social Theory Poggi Sciortino Paperback

Great MindsEncounters with Social Theory\nAuthor(s): Gianfranco Poggi, Giuseppe Sciortino\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804772143, 978-0804772143\nSynopsis\nModern social thought is largely the intellectual product of a number of \""great minds.\"" Revisiting the central theories of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, Parsons, Goffman, Garfinkel, and Luhmann, this text introduces readers to a select group of thinkers who have made significant, distinctive, and controversial contributions to the development of modern social theory. \n\n Offering a careful selection of primary sources that encourage direct engagement with the writings, Poggi and Sciortino emphasize the theoretical insights and problems that remain valuable to discussions of social theory today. Each chapter introduces key ideas, whether classical or contemporary, through a discussion of each theorist's contribution to the explora.