From the list below (all of which are in the Kennedy Library), select a book by one of the theorists and write a book review. Your review should include a summary of the main points of the book, a discussion of the organization and presentation of the material, a brief biography of the author and why he/she wrote the book, strengths and weakness of the book from your point of view and include a summary of any professional reviews of the book that you were able to find. Your paper should have the correct bibliographic citation format as the title. It should include: Author, Year, Title, Place of publiction, Publisher. Reviews of the book you have found should be listed at the end in the same format. Your paper should be typed, single-spaced, 3-5 pages. (10 points) Due: May 24, 2006.
| Auguste Comte: The Foundation of Sociology, Cours de philosophie positive. (English. Selections) |
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| Spencer, Herbert: The data of ethics. Education: intellectual, moral, and physical, Essays on education and kindred subjects/ Facts and comments. |
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| Durkheim, Emile: The division of labor in society Incest; the nature and origin of the taboo The rules of sociological method Sociology and philosophy Suicide, a study in sociology |
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| Karl Marx: Early writings The German ideology Capital The poverty of philosophy Revolution and counter-revolution |
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| Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism, The city Essays in economic sociology General economic history Max Weber on the methodology of the social sciences Max Weber on universities : the power of the state and the dignity of the academic callin in Imperial Germany The religion of China : Confucianism and Taoism The sociology of religion |
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| Harriet Martineau: Harriet Martineau on women The martyr age of the United States Society in America |
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| Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Women and Economics Herland The home; its work and influence. The man-made world (Our androcentric culture) The Yellow Wallpaper |
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| Georg Simmel: Conflict Georg Simmel on women, sexuality, and love On individuality and social forms The philosophy of money |
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| Talcott Parsons: Action and the
Human Condition Essays in sociological theory The evolution of societies Family, socialization and interaction process Politics and social structure. Social structure and personality. The social system. Social systems and the evolution of action theory The evolution of societies Sociological theory and modern society. Stability and social change The system of modern societies. Structure and process in modern societies. |
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| W.E.B. DuBois: Against racism The autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois Black folk: then and now; an essay in the history and sociology of the Negro race. The Black North in 1901; a social study. Black reconstruction Color and democracy : colonies and peace Darkwater : voices from within the veil Souls of black folk |
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| Thorstein Veblen: The engineers and the price system The higher learning in America; a memorandum on the conduct of universities by business men An inquiry into the nature of peace and the terms of its perpetuation. The theory of business enterprise. The theory of the leisure class |
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| George Herbert Mead: Mind, Self and Society Essays on social psychology The philosophy of the act The philosophy of the present |
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| Erving Goffman: Stigma: Notes on the Management of
Spoiled Identity Asylums: essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates. Behavior in public places Encounters; two studies in the sociology of interaction. Forms of talk Frame analysis : an essay on the organization of experience The presentation of self in everyday life |
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