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ISBN 10: 1560006676 
ISBN 13: 9781560006671
Author: Robert A Nisbet

When first published, The Sociological Tradition had a profound and positive impact on sociology, providing a rich sense of intellectual background to a relatively new discipline in America. Robert Nisbet describes what he considers the golden age of sociology, 1830-1900, outlining five major themes of nineteenth-century sociologists: community, authority, status, the sacred, and alienation. Nisbet focuses on sociology’s European heritage, delineating the arguments of Tocqueville, Marx, Durkheim, and Weber in new and revealing ways.

When the book initially appeared, the Times Literary Supplement noted that “this thoughtful and lucid guide shows more clearly than any previous book on social thought the common threads in the sociological tradition and the reasons why so many of its central concepts have stood the test of time.” And Lewis Coser, writing in the New York Times Book Review, claimed that “this lucidly written and elegantly argued volume should go a long way toward laying to rest the still prevalent idea that sociology is an upstart discipline, unconcerned with, and alien to, the major intellectual currents of the modern world.”

Its clear and comprehensive analysis of the origins of this discipline ensures The Sociological Tradition a permanent place in the literature on sociology and its origins. It will be of interest to those interested in sociological theory, the history of social thought, and the history of ideas. Indeed, as Alasdair Maclntyre observed: “We are unlikely to be given a better book to explain to us the inheritance of sociology from the conservative tradition.”

The Sociological Tradition 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Five Unit-Ideas of Sociology

1. Community
   • The Loss of Community in Modern Society
   • Gemeinschaft vs. Gesellschaft (Tönnies)
   • Durkheim on Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
   • The Family, Localism, and Traditional Associations
2. Authority
   • The Decline of Traditional Authority
   • The Rise of Bureaucracy (Weber)
   • The Problem of Power and Legitimacy
   • Authority in the State, Economy, and Family
3. Status
   • The Transformation of Social Hierarchy
   • From Estates and Orders to Classes (Marx)
   • Social Honor and Prestige (Weber)
   • The Individual’s Place in Society
4. The Sacred
   • The Diminishment of Religious and Moral Order
   • Durkheim on the Sacred and Profane
   • The Search for New Forms of Transcendence
   • Ritual, Symbol, and Belief Systems
5. Alienation
   • The Separation of Individuals from Community, Work, and Self
   • Marx on Alienated Labor
   • Durkheim on Anomie
   • Tönnies on the Loss of Authentic Relationships
   • The Individual in Mass Society

Part II: The Architects of the Tradition (Illustrative Figures)

6. Alexis de Tocqueville: Aristocracy and Democracy in America
   • The Tyranny of the Majority
   • Associations and Intermediate Institutions
   • Individualism vs. Social Bonds
7. Karl Marx: Capitalism, Class, and Revolution
   • Historical Materialism
   • The Critique of Alienation
   • The Vision of Communism
8. Émile Durkheim: Social Facts, Solidarity, and Anomie
   • The Study of Social Facts
   • Division of Labor in Society
   • Suicide and Anomie
   • The Sociology of Religion
9. Max Weber: Rationality, Bureaucracy, and Disenchantment
   • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
   • Types of Authority
   • Rationalization and the Iron Cage
   • Value Freedom in Social Science
10. Ferdinand Tönnies: Community and Society
    • Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft: A Fundamental Distinction
    • The Loss of Traditional Bonds
    • The Implications for Modernity
11. Georg Simmel: The Metropolis and Individual Freedom
    • The Experience of Urban Life
    • Money, Exchange, and Social Forms
    • The Tragedy of Culture

Part III: The Enduring Legacy

12. The Sociological Mind: Continuities and Departures
    • The Persistence of the Unit-Ideas
    • The Evolution of Sociological Theory
    • The Challenges to the Tradition
13. Sociology as a Form of Thought
    • The Distinctive Perspective of Sociology
    • Its Contribution to Understanding Modernity
    • Its Relevance for Contemporary Social Issues

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