Sociology
This guide links to key resources relevant to Sociology.
Subject Guide
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Key Works in Sociology
Readings from Emile DurkheimCall Number: OnlineISBN: 0415043204Publication Date: 2005"Emile Durkheim is regarded as a "founding father" of sociology, and is studied in all basic sociology courses. This handy textbook is a key collection of translations from Durkheim's major works."
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 041525406XPublication Date: 2001"The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century."
The Collected Works of Karl Marx and Friedrich EngelsCall Number: OnlineISBN: 0717805050Publication Date: 1975-2005"... an electronic edition based on the edition of the same title published in New york by International Publishers, 1975-2005 . 50 Volumes."
On Social Psychology: selected papers by Call Number: B 945 M463S6 1964ISBN: 0226516652Publication Date: 1964"One of the most brilliantly original of American pragmatists, George Herbert Mead published surprisingly few major papers and not a single book during his lifetime. Yet his influence on American sociology and social psychology since World War II has been exceedingly strong."
The Social System by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0029241901Publication Date: 2007"... presents a major scientific and intellectual advance towards the theory of action first outlined in his earlier work."