Key thinkers in social science (Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., 2013)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Weber -- Durkheim -- Marx -- Parsons -- Foucault -- Habermas
This book explores the relevance of key thinkers in social science from historical traditions to contemporary philosophers and the nature of modern society and how theories and concepts can be used to shed light on trends and inequalities around the world in which these thinkers lived. History is fast moving. The book attempts to explore the works of Weber, Durkheim, and Marx in the first three chapters to illustrate how their varieties of social science gave intimation about the social world in terms of social disorder and the remedies and actions needed to bring about social justice. The lat