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A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: The Later Years
Modern Sociological Theory

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The Chicago School
This site provides an excellent genealogy of the Chicago school of sociology. It includes many useful links to sites on such Chicago sociologists as George Herbert Mead and Jane Addams.
( http://www.pragmatism.org/genealogy/Chicago.htm )
The Souls of Black Folk
This is an e-text version of W.E.B. Du Bois's book The Souls of Black Folk.
( http://www.bartleby.com/114/ )
Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
This site contains a very good, concise summary of Goffman's classic work. The author links Goffman's ideas to many others, including Emile Durkheim and Antonio Gramsci.
( http://www.cfmc.com/adamb/writings/goffman.htm )
Anthony Giddens: The Director's Homepage
This is Giddens's homepage at the London School of Economics. It contains interesting material on his career and current ideas.
( http://www.lse.ac.uk/Giddens/ )
Pierre Baudrillard
This site contains notes on the famous postmodernist Jean Baudrillard. The author provides introductory material, analysis, and some biographical notes on Baudrillard. This site also provides a good introduction to postmodern thought.
( http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/319a703.htm )
Conflict Theory
This site contains notes on conflict theories. It is not comprehensive, but it is particularly strong on Marxist conflict theory.
( http://www.umsl.edu/~rkeel/200/conflict.html )
Thorstein Veblen
This page provides links to works by Veblen, brief biographical sketches, and works written about Veblen's ideas.
( http://www.mnc.net/norway/veblen.html )
C. Wright Mills's Homepage
This site, maintained by Frank Elwell, provides an excellent but lengthy introduction to, and analysis of, the work of radical sociologist C.W. Mills. Also check out the links to other sociological theorists.
( http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Mills/ )
Biographical Sketch of Jane Addams
This site is part of the Hull House Museum in Chicago. It focuses on the life, work, and ideas of early woman sociologist Jane Addams.
( http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ja_bio.html )
Karl Mannheim
This essay, written by Lloyd Spencer, is an excellent introduction to the life and work of Karl Mannheim, with special attention to his sociology of knowledge.
( http://www.tasc.ac.uk/depart/media/staff/ls/Modules/Theory/Mannheim.htm )