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Ritzer: Contemporary Sociological Theory Book Cover
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics
George Ritzer, University of Maryland
Classical Grand Theories

Web Links

Verstehen: Max Weber's Home Page
(http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Weber/Whome.htm)

This site covers some of the same ground as Chapter 2, but extends the discussion to such topics as Weber's notion of causality and a theory of sociocultural evolution. It also includes some lengthy quotations from Weber's work.
The Durkheim Pages
(http://www.relst.uiuc.edu/durkheim/)

This site provides a wealth of material on Emile Durkheim, including a glossary of Durkheimian concepts, reviews of recent work on Durkheim, full texts of Durkheim's work in French and English, and a discussion board.
Marxists.org Internet Archive
(http://marxists.org/)

This archive contains a searchable database of the works of Marx and Engels, biographical materials, image galleries, and reference works. It also contains material on other Marxists, Marxist history, a beginner's guide to Marxism, and an encyclopedia of Marxism. Much of the material is more ideological than sociological.
Georg Simmel Online
(http://socio.ch/sim/index_sim.htm)

This site provides links to English translations of Simmel's work, biographical information, a Simmel search engine, and a discussion of the significance of his thought.
Thorstein Veblen
(http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/veblen.htm)

This is primarily a list of Veblen's works, with links to texts and other sites devoted to various aspects of his life and work.
Sociology Dictionary
(http://www.iversonsoftware.com/sociology/sociology-index.htm)

This site is a comprehensive dictionary of sociology containing thousands of concepts. Students might find it a useful resource for defining key sociological concepts.
The Dead Sociologists' Society
(http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML)

This site provides links and resources on every conceivable aspect of sociology, from theory to professional organizations.
The SocioRealm
(http://www.digeratiweb.com/sociorealm)

This site contains many links relevant to sociological theory and theorists, from classical to postmodern.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology Sociological Theory and Theorists
(http://www.mcmaster.ca/socscidocs/w3virtsoclib/theories.htm)

This virtual library contains links to full texts of many classical theorists, as well as bibliographies and essays about sociological theory.
The Theory Section of the American Sociological Association
(http://www.asanet.org/sections/theory.html)

The purpose of the Section on Theory is to foster the development of this aspect of sociology through the organized interchange of ideas, teaching experiences, research programs, and results.








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