Trust in Modern Societies

Trust in Modern Societies PDF

Author: Barbara Misztal

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-06-07

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 074566797X

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This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.

Power In Modern Societies

Power In Modern Societies PDF

Author: Marvin E. Olsen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1000307913

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An extensively revised and updated new edition of Olsen’s Power in Societies, this book contains carefully selected and edited writings on the exercise of social power in contemporary societies. The essays cover four broad topics: power in social organization, theoretical perspectives on power, national power structures, and power and the state. Ea

American Society

American Society PDF

Author: Talcott Parsons

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 889

ISBN-13: 1317263758

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Never before published, American Society is the product of Talcott Parsons' last major theoretical project. Completed just a few weeks before his death, this is Parsons' promised 'general book on American society'. It offers a systematic presentation and revision of Parson's landmark theoretical positions on modernity and the possibility of objective sociological knowledge. Even after the passage of many years, American Society imparts a remarkably provocative interpretation of US society and a creative approach to social theory.

Understanding Modernity

Understanding Modernity PDF

Author: Richard Munch

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1136875646

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First Published in 1988, this volume works towards a new understanding and exploration of the rise and development of modern society, taking its lead from two classical theorists, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The key concept of this approach is the 'interpenetration' of different spheres of action. Richard Münch begins with an exploration of the points of convergence and divergence in the works of Durkheim and Weber. He then builds, from Durkheim, a new theory of social order as a complex set of ordering, dynamizing, identity-producing and goal-setting factors. Münch also constructs a new theory of personality development, based on Durkheim's view of the duality of human nature. He concludes by assessing weber's contribution to our understanding of how modern social order emerged, showing that the unique features of modern society emerged from the 'interpenetration' of cultural, political, communal and economic spheres in action.

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